Self-Portrait at a Window
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.In this early self-portrait, Marville surveys the street from a window of his studio in the heart of Paris. It is tempting to imagine that the oversized folded sheet in his hand is a map of the city, in light of his future endeavors as photographer in the service of urban planners.
Artwork Details
- Title: Self-Portrait at a Window
- Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
- Date: February 20, 1851
- Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
- Dimensions: image: 14.29 × 11.4 cm (5 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.) support: 32.2 × 24.5 cm (12 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.) mat: 53 × 40.5 cm (20 7/8 × 15 15/16 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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