![[A Sleeping Child, Likely the Prince Imperial]](/internal/media/dispatcher/310955/preview)
ArtistPossibly by
Samuel Adam-Salomon (French, 1818–1881)French, 1818–1881
ArtistPossibly by
Léon Crémière (French, 1831–1913)French, 1831–1913
Artistand
Erwin Hanfstaengl (German, 1838–1904)German, 1838–1904
CultureFrench
Titles
- [A Sleeping Child, Likely the Prince Imperial]
Datec. 1859
MediumSalted paper print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.6 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2017.139
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view
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This sleeping child with tousled hair, stretched out on a luxurious velvet-draped armchair, is likely the Prince Imperial, son of Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie of France. Regardless of the artist’s or sitter’s identity, this photograph—which is known only in this single example—possesses a beauty and intimacy rarely found in portraits of the period.
Provenance[Galerie Lumière des Roses, Paris, 2016]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition HistoryParis Photo, 2017.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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