id:			160942
accession number:	1999.214
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.214
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:39.463000

Henriette Robert, 1852–1853. Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811–1882). Salted paper print from waxed paper negative; image: 21.8 x 17 cm (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.); mounted: 32.4 x 26.4 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.214

title:				Henriette Robert
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creation date:			1852–1853
creation date earliest:		1852
creation date latest:		1853
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	salted paper print from waxed paper negative
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - French 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811–1882)  - artist
Louis-Rémy Robert French, 1811-1882

Born in Paris, Louis-Rémy Robert was trained by his father as a painter on porcelain and glass, eventually succeeding him as chief in charge of the workshops of painters and gilders at the Manufacture de Sèvres. He developed an active interest in photography, probably due in part to his friendship with Henri-Victor Regnault, who was appointed director at Sèvres in 1852, and whom Robert succeeded in 1871.
	Robert's views are frequently more traditional and classically inclined than those of Regnault. His well-known series on the architecture, gardens, and art of Versailles, published by Louis-Désire Blanquart-Évrard as Souvenirs de Versailles (1853), reflects an appreciation of the heritage in French culture and design, traditions with which Robert was familiar, on a smaller scale, through his background in porcelain and glass decoration.
	Robert was also a technical innovator, a friend of the printers Blanquart-Évrard and Alphonse Louis Poitevin, and served as a judge for the competition originated by the Duc de Luynes to further research into the longevity of photographic prints. A member of the Société française de photographie, Robert exhibited his work in Paris, Brussels, and London between 1855-62 and lectured on photography at the École des Ponts et Chausées from 1858-72. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 21.8 x 17 cm (8 9/16 x 6 11/16 in.); Mounted: 32.4 x 26.4 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
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	inscription:	written in pencil on mount: "Henriette Robert"; stamped in purple ink on verso: "Jean DIETERLE---[illegible]"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		19th-Century French Portrait Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2000-05-27T00:00:00
	<i>19th-Century French Portrait Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 27-August 9, 2000).

	title:		Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2005-02-26T00:00:00
	<i>Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 26-June 16, 2005).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 5/27/00 - 8/9/00.  "19th-Century French Portrait Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art."', 'opening_date': '2000-05-27T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 26 - June 16, 2005 . "Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art".', 'opening_date': '2005-02-26T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Chinese Paintings, Baroque Porcelain Plaque and Other New Acquisitions Exhibited with Hanging Scrolls,” December 20, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4305

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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.214/1999.214_full.tif