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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020.
Mohammed bel Arbi, aged 25, Algerian infantryman, born in Akerma (province of Oran), height 1.67 meters; black hair, shiny and very curly; black eyes; son of Kabyle mother and father (Mohammed bel Arbi (25 ans), Tirailleur Algérien, né à Akerma (province d’Oran), Taille 1 métre 67 centimétres, cheveux noirs, brilliants et très bouclés, yeux noirs, fils de père et mère Kabyles )
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020.

Mohammed bel Arbi, aged 25, Algerian infantryman, born in Akerma (province of Oran), height 1.67 meters; black hair, shiny and very curly; black eyes; son of Kabyle mother and father (Mohammed bel Arbi (25 ans), Tirailleur Algérien, né à Akerma (province d’Oran), Taille 1 métre 67 centimétres, cheveux noirs, brilliants et très bouclés, yeux noirs, fils de père et mère Kabyles )

Artist Jacques Philippe Potteau (French, 1807 - 1876)
CultureFrench
Date1865
MediumAlbumen print from collodian negative
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (15.9 × 12.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 14 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (37.5 × 30.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Frame (estimated): 25 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (64.1 × 54 × 3.2 cm)
InscribedThe frontal view is captioned in ink on the mount: Mohamed bel Arbi (25 ans) Tirailleur Algérien / né à Akerma (province d'Oran). Taille 1 mètre 67 / centimètres, cheveux noirs, brillants et très bouclés, / yeux noirs ; fils de père et de mère Kabyles. / Phot. en 1865.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2020.8.3
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DescriptionOne of a pair of albumen prints that depict a man in two positions, frontally and in profile.



ProvenancePurchased from Serge Kakou, Paris, France, March 2020.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2017.
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