Untitled (French Military Heroes and Political Leaders)
mid-1860s
André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819–1889)
Photography
Untitled (French Military Heroes and Political Leaders), mid-1860s. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819–1889). Albumen print, montage carte de visite; image: 9.2 x 5.8 cm (3 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.); paper: 10.1 x 6.2 cm (4 x 2 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John Cook Memorial Fund 2017.12 This montage of France’s military and other leaders is a mosaic carte, a form invented by Disdéri, produced by cutting photographs of hundreds of figures away from their backgrounds, mounting the likenesses on a single sheet, photographing that collage, and printing the result on 6 x 9 cm cards. These entertaining images sold well and were effective advertising for the photographer’s prowess.
- Maker/Artist
- Disdéri, André Adolphe-Eugène
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- albumen print, montage carte de visite
- Dimensions
- Image: 9.2 x 5.8 cm (3 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.); Paper: 10.1 x 6.2 cm (4 x 2 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Imprinted in black ink on recto: “Disdéri. Phot” Written in pencil on recto: “50 Euros” Imprinted in black ink on verso: “DISDERI/PHOTOGRAPHE de S.M. L’EMPEREUR/8, Boulevart des Italiens/PARIS”
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 2017.12
- Credit Line
- John Cook Memorial Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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