[Still Life]
traditions for the camera. He began making photographs in 1848 and worked exclusively from paper negatives—a method then popular in France. A chemist for the Sèvres porcelain manufacture, he conducted experiments in the factory’s laboratory, testing new methods of coating his negatives to accentuate their clarity and contrast.
Artwork Details
- Title: [Still Life]
- Artist: Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1810–1882)
- Date: 1850
- Medium: Paper negative
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (27 × 18.7 cm)
Image: 10 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (26.4 × 18 cm) - Classification: Negatives
- Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Anonymous Gifts, by exchange, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.100.877
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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