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Algerian Woman

late 1850s
(French, 1825–1906)
France, 19th century
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Image: 21.3 x 15.4 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1997.45
Location: not on view
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In some Muslim cultures, portrait photographs were commissioned of women who were completely veiled. However, given that De Beaucorps was a wealthy amateur photographer and art collector, he probably initiated the sitting to document the local costume. After studying photography with Gustave Le Gray in Paris, De Beaucorps photographed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 1857 and 1861.
Algerian Woman

Algerian Woman

late 1850s

Gustave de Beaucorps

(French, 1825–1906)
France, 19th century

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