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Louis Pierson
La Frayeur
1861-1867
Salted paper print, from glass negative with applied color
12.7 x 15.1 cm (5 x 5 15/16 in.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1975, Accessession number: 1975.548.119
LL/114590
A study for a large painted version, this photograph was summarily retouched by the countess with instructions (on the back) suggesting that the composition was intended to set off her elegant attitude and majestic gown: "The remains of a ball where fire has broken out. A chandelier on the floor, everyone in flight. Shining white satin gown, black and red grapes with dark green and red leaves.
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