Etienne Carjat
1864 (taken) 1876 (print)
Victor Hugo
[Galerie Contemporaine, Vol 1, No 1, 1876]

Woodburytype
9 x 7 1/4 ins
 
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Publication:
Galerie Contemporaine, Vol 1, No 1, 1876
 
Pioneer der Kamera, Das Erste Jahrhundert Der Fotografie 1840-1900, Fotoforum Bremen, 1987, pg 169
 
Rudolf Skopec, Photographie Im Wandel der Zeiten, Letteren & Kunst, Amsterdam, pg 242
 
Rosenblum, Naomi, A World History of Photography, Abbeville Press, New York, 1997, pg 92
 
Étienne Carjat (28 March 1828 in Fareins, Ain - 19 March 1906 in Paris), was a French journalist, caricaturist and photographer. He co-founded the magazine Le Diogène, and founded the review Le Boulevard. He is best known for his numerous portraits and caricatures of political, literary and artistic Parisian figures. His best-known work is the iconic portrait of Arthur Rimbaud which he took in October 1871. The location of much of his photography is untraceable after being sold to a Mr. Roth in 1923.
 
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