Self portrait at the Bois de Boulogne
Artist
Count Olympe Aguado de las Marismas
(French, born Spain, 1827 - 1894)
CultureFrench
Dateca.1855
MediumSalted albuminized paper print
Dimensions7 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (19.7 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2024.21.2
Not on view
DescriptionImage shows the artist walking along a forested path, pausing to look at what appears to be his pocket watch. A structure is visible in the distance through a gap in the trees.
ProvenancePhoto Vintage France, 60 Rue du Mad, 54530 Arnaville, France to Chrysler Museum of Art. The dealer notes that this work comes from an album that is believed to have been compiled by Alfred Coulon (1826-1898), amember of the Société française de Photographie in 1858.
Charles Marville (Charles François Bossu)
1858-1860
