Artist
Jacques-Philippe Potteau (French, born Belgium, 1807–1876)French, born Belgium, 1807–1876
CultureFrench
Titles
- Francisco Monténégro
Date1865
MediumAlbumen silver prints from glass negatives
DimensionsImage (Each): 6 9/16 × 4 15/16 in. (16.7 × 12.5 cm)
Sheet (Each): 6 9/16 × 4 15/16 in. (16.7 × 12.5 cm)
Mount (Each): 14 13/16 × 11 1/8 in. (37.6 × 28.2 cm)
Sheet (Each): 6 9/16 × 4 15/16 in. (16.7 × 12.5 cm)
Mount (Each): 14 13/16 × 11 1/8 in. (37.6 × 28.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. and Susie Morris Photography Endowment
Object number2019.253.1,.2
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, mount recto, lower center below image: Francisco Monténégro (19 ans). Né à Popayan // (N[ouv]elle Grenade) fils de Julien Monténégro descendant de // parents Espagnols, et de Rafaëla Unda Americaine de // race pure; amené en France par le Général Tomas C. // Taille 1 mètre 65 centimètres ; cheveux noirs, // yeux bruns. // Phot. en 1865.
Inscribed in pencil, mount recto, lower right corner (on each): Colombie
[Francisco Monténégro (19 years old). Born in Popayan (New Grenada) son of Julien Monténégro of Spanish parentage and of Rafaëla Unda, pure-blood American; brought to France by General Tomas C. 1 meter 65 centimeters tall; black hair, brown eyes. Photographed in 1865.]
Inscribed in pencil, mount recto, lower right corner (on each): Colombie
[Francisco Monténégro (19 years old). Born in Popayan (New Grenada) son of Julien Monténégro of Spanish parentage and of Rafaëla Unda, pure-blood American; brought to France by General Tomas C. 1 meter 65 centimeters tall; black hair, brown eyes. Photographed in 1865.]
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