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Figure 75: Nun saying her prayers

1854–56, printed 1862
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Figure 75: Nun saying her prayers
  • Artist: Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne (French, 1806–1875)
  • Artist: Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825–1903)
  • Date: 1854–56, printed 1862
  • Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
  • Dimensions: Image (Oval): 28.8 × 22 cm (11 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
    Sheet: 30.5 × 23.4 cm (12 × 9 3/16 in.)
    Mount: 40.2 × 28.6 cm (15 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Buddy Taub Foundation Gift, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors; Harris Brisbane Dick and William E. Dodge Funds; and W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg Gift, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.173.42
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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