Self-Portrait (negative) (c. 1853): Art, History and Details

Self-Portrait (negative) (c. 1853) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811–1882).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

After the announcement of the waxed paper negative process in 1851, Louis-Rémy Robert used the technique with remarkable results. In this self-portrait negative, the elegantly dressed photo-grapher stood in an animated profile pose. With great success, Robert exploited the inherent softness of the paper negative and its ability to render broad areas of light and shadow.

Object facts

• Title: Self-Portrait (negative)
• Date: c. 1853
• Creator attribution: Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811–1882)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: waxed paper negative
• Dimensions: Overall: 24.3 x 17.9 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
• Collection: PH - French 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 1998.195

Collection credit

Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

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