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Little is known about this studio portrait except that it was discovered in Aix-en-Provence. The subject, seen with the lens board of a working stand camera, is likely the owner of the studio.
Although it appears that the subject has photographed himself in front of a mirror, his "camera" consists of only a tripod and lens board. The exposure was actually made with a camera positioned opposite the sitter.
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Title: [The Photographer]
Artist:
Unknown (French)
Date: 1850s
Medium: Salted paper print from glass negative
Dimensions: 16.3 x 11.8 cm. (6 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1995
Object Number: 1995.308
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