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Algerian Woman
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Algerian Woman

Gustave de Beaucorps (French, 1825–1906), artist · late 1850s · albumen print from wet collodion negative

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About this work

In some Muslim cultures, portrait photographs were commissioned of women who were completely veiled. However, given that De Beaucorps was a wealthy amateur photographer and art collector, he probably initiated the sitting to document the local costume. After studying photography with Gustave Le Gray in Paris, De Beaucorps photographed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 1857 and 1861.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineAlgerian Woman, late 1850s. Gustave de Beaucorps (French, 1825–1906). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 21.3 x 15.4 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.45
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