Daniel Vierge (French illustrator, born Spain, 1851-1904)
c. 1876
Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1877), volume 2
Dimensions
Image/paper: 22.6 × 17.2 cm (8 15/16 × 6 13/16 in.); Mount: 32 × 26 cm (12 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
woodburytype
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
143396
Art Historical Context
This striking woodburytype portrait Daniel Vierge, the influential French illustrator born in Spain in 1851, at the height of his early career. Created around 1876 by photographer Ferdinand J. Mulnier, the image appeared in the 1877 volume of the prestigious periodical *Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique*. The publication was renowned for profiling leading figures in French arts and letters, offering the public intimate glimpses of creative personalities through high-quality photographic reproduction. Mulnier’s photograph exemplifies the woodburytype process, a 19th-century techniqu...