Edmond Bénard (French, 1838-1907)
1880s-1890s
François Flameng

Albumen silver print, from glass negative
20.1 × 26 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/4 ins)
 
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005, Accession Number: 2005.100.1249
 
Curatorial description (Accessed: 9 January 2018)
The Parisian photographer and publisher Bénard was known for his series of portraits of artists in their studios. In this strikingly modern-looking image, François Flameng (1856-1923), a painter and professor at the French Academy of Fine Arts, poses jauntily before an oversized blank canvas in his sky-lit studio.
 
LL/79754