Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
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ArtistFrench, 1806–1875
ArtistFrench, 1825–1903
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Attention
  • 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: 9 × 6 1/2 in. (22.9 × 16.5 cm)
 Sheet: 9 × 6 1/2 in. (22.9 × 16.5 cm)
 Mount: 15 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (40.3 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2015.37
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceLikely Alphonse Bertillon, Paris, d. 1914; by descent to Pascal Vincent-Bertillon; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed top center of sheet: ÉLECTRO-PHYSIOLOGIE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE / FIG.11

printed lower right below image: DUCHENNE( de Boulogne), phot.

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Attention
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Attention
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.36
Attention
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Attention
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.35
Attention, attentive gaze
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Attention, attentive gaze
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.44
Painful recollection
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Painful recollection
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.42
Profound suffering, with resignation
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Profound suffering, with resignation
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.41
Suffering
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Suffering
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.40
Meditation, mental concentration
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Meditation, mental concentration
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.38
Meditation, mental concentration
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Meditation, mental concentration
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.39
Photograph of a young girl frowning, on whom several electrophysiological experiments were proformed.
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
Photograph of a young girl frowning, on whom several electrophysiological experiments were proformed.
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.34
The face of an old man who served in numerous electrophyisiological experiments, photographed in repose.
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
The face of an old man who served in numerous electrophyisiological experiments, photographed in repose.
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.32.A
The face in repose of a young man who appears later photographs showing facial expressions produces both naturally and electrophysiologically.
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
The face in repose of a young man who appears later photographs showing facial expressions produces both naturally and electrophysiologically.
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.33
The face in repose of a young man who appears later photographs showing facial expressions produces both naturally and electrophysiologically.
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
The face in repose of a young man who appears later photographs showing facial expressions produces both naturally and electrophysiologically.
1854–1856, printed 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2015.32.B