Accession Number
1971/2.139

Title
Arsène Houssaye

Artist(s)
Etienne Carjat

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1862

Medium & Support
woodburytype on paper

Dimensions
9 1/16 in x 7 3/16 in (23 cm x 18.3 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art

Subject matter
This portrait of Arsène Houssaye was featured in Galerie Contemporaine, published between 1876 and 1884. Each issue featured well-known literary, political, and artistic figures. Houssaye was a French novelist and poet. This photograph by Etienne Carjat, like many featured in Galerie Contemporaine, was made years before it was published in the periodical. 

Physical Description
A portrait of a man wearing a suit coat and necklace. He has a large beard. He looks to his left, following the conventions of 19th-century studio portraiture.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Figures
beards
literature (discipline)
males
men (male humans)
modern and contemporary art
poets
portraits
single-sitter portraits
suits (main garments)