Untitled (Shrimp fisherwoman, Boulogne-sur-Mer)
Artist
Octave Léopold Chamoin
(French, 1842 - 1881)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1880
MediumAlbumen print from collodion-on-glass negative (carte de visite)
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2024.13.2
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 228
Label TextOctave Léopold Chamoin French, 1842–1881 Untitled (Shrimp fisherwoman, Boulogne-sur-Mer), ca. 1880 Albumen print from collodion negative (carte de visite) A carte de visite was the size of a calling card. Patented in 1854 by the Parisian photographer Disdéri and made with a four-lens camera with a sliding negative holder, cartes sold for a fraction of the cost of daguerreotypes or larger paper prints. Full-length carte portraits,a format affordable only by the wealthy, emphasized dress and deportment rather than the face and appealed to a growing middle class. Portable and easily exchanged, cartes of family members, celebrities, and even occupational types were purchased from commercial studios and colected in albums, such as the large one shown here. Museum purchase 2024.13.2 Exhibition History"New Frames of Reference: Early French Photographers at Home and Abroad," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, gallery 228, September 5, 2024 - February 16, 2025.
Charles Marville (Charles François Bossu)
1858-1860
