Jean-Francois Millet
1856–58
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
Mount: 15 7/8 in. × 11 5/8 in. (40.4 × 29.5 cm) Image: 10 9/16 × 8 3/8 in. (26.8 × 21.3 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
Accession Number
2013.159.46
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 19th-century with Nadar's captivating portrait of Jean-François Millet created between 1856 and 1858. Nadar, the pseudonym of Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, was a master photographer renowned for immortalizing the era's intellectuals, artists, and bohemians. Here, he captures Millet, the pioneering Realist painter famous for his empathetic depictions of rural peasant life, such as *The Gleaners*. This salted paper print from a paper negative—dimensions of the image measuring about 10½ by 8⅜ inches—exemplifies early photographic innovation, where light-sensitive paper negative...