id:			294188
accession number:	2017.8.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.8.2
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:14.218000

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman), 1879. Etienne Carjat (French, 1828–1906). Photograph on enamel in copper alloy frame with velvet liner; overall: 7.7 x 6.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John Cook Memorial Fund 2017.8.2

title:				Untitled (Portrait of a Woman)
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creation date:			1879
creation date earliest:		1879
creation date latest:		1879
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creditline:			John Cook Memorial Fund
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culture:	France
technique:	Photograph on enamel in copper alloy frame with velvet liner
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - French 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Etienne Carjat (French, 1828–1906)  - artist
French caricaturist, author, photographer, 1828-1906
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measurements: Overall: 7.7 x 6.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Written in brown ink on verso: “Procedé/Gougenheim et Fores…[illegible handwriting]/Médaille d’Or/Carjat/Paris/1879
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PROVENANCE

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digital description:
Celebrated Parisian portrait photographer Etienne Carjat established his reputation through celebrity portraiture but his mainstay was images of middle- and upper-class sitters like this couple, presumably husband and wife. Seeking images more permanent than those made on paper, they paid extra to have their portraits vitrified on enamel. The process yields exquisitely detailed, durable images that appear as fresh as the day they were delivered to the sitters’ hands.

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.8.2/2017.8.2_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2017.8.2/2017.8.2_full.tif