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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Algerian Woman

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

Description

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.
  • Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 22, 2016-February 5, 2017).
  • {{cite web|title=Algerian Woman|url=false|author=Gustave de Beaucorps|year=late 1850s|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.45