Portrait of the old man seen in profile.
Artist
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne(French, 1806–1875)French, 1806–1875
Artist
Adrien Tournachon(French, 1825–1903)French, 1825–1903
CultureFrench
Titles
- Portrait of the old man seen in profile.
- from Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine ou Analyse électro-physiologique de l’expression des passions applicable à la pratique des arts plastiques (Mechanism of Human Physiognomy or Electro-Physiological Analysis of the Expression of Passions Applicable to the Practice of the Visuals Arts.)
Date1854–1856, printed 1862
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22.7 × 16.7 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22.7 × 16.7 cm)
Mount: 15 7/8 × 10 13/16 in. (40.3 × 27.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22.7 × 16.7 cm)
Mount: 15 7/8 × 10 13/16 in. (40.3 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2015.49
Non exposé
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Published References R. Andrew Cuthbertson, ed. and trans. The Mechanism of Human Facial Expression by G-B Duchenne de Boulogne. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Paris: Editiion de la Maison des Sciences de L’Homme, 1990. Jean-François Debord. Duchenne de Boulogne. Chalon-sur-Saône: Musée Nicéphore Nièpce, 1982. André Jammes, “Duchenne de Boulogne, la grimace provoquée et Nadar,” in Gazette des Beaux-Arts 92 (December 1978). Catherine Mathon et al. Duchenne de Boulogne 1806-1875. Paris: École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, 1999. Nancy Ann Roth, “Electrical Expressions: The Photographs of Duchenne de Boulogne,” in Multiple Views: Logan Grant Essays on Photography, 1983-89, Daniel P. Younger, ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1991. Pp. 105-138. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed top center of mount: ÉLECTRO-PHOTOGRAPHIQUE. / FIG. 37
printed lower right below image: DUCHENNE(de Bougoyne), phot.
printed lower right below image: DUCHENNE(de Bougoyne), phot.
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Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.32.A
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.32.B
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.62
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.59
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.57
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.56
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.53
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.52