The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Black Horseman in Front of a Doorway
c. 1855
Image: 15.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.); Mounted: 47 x 30.6 cm (18 1/2 x 12 1/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1999.22
Location: not on view
Description
The genre of equestrian portraiture dates back to classical antiquity, but translating it to photography was tricky because of the long exposures required by the early processes. Some examples by Nadar evoke conventions of studio portraiture, such as employing a large painted backdrop to disguise the actual locations, which were probably outdoors. In this slightly earlier photograph, there is no such artifice.- Ex-collection of the Galerie Texbraun, Paris, France(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY)March 1, 1999The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 22, 2016-February 5, 2017).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.22