View of Angoulême (c. 1844): Art, History and Details

View of Angoulême (c. 1844) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Paul Michel Hossard (French, 1787–1862).

The work and its context

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

Paul Michel Hossard was an amateur daguerreotypist, especially noted for his architectural views. Rather than depicting a famous monument or landmark, this informal composition captures the charm of courtyards and houses in a small city in western France. The dominant horizontal lines of the buildings are contrasted with the soft, organic forms of the foliage. The presence of a breeze is suggested by the slight blurring of the tallest trees—the result of the long exposure time needed to make this image.

Object facts

• Title: View of Angoulême
• Date: c. 1844
• Creator attribution: Paul Michel Hossard (French, 1787–1862)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: daguerreotype, applied color
• Dimensions: Image: 7.5 x 10.3 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/16 in.); Matted: 25.4 x 30.5 cm (10 x 12 in.)
• Collection: PH - French 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 1996.21

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.

View the collection record

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