Madame Medori
ca. 1857
Medium
Salted paper print from glass negative with applied color
Dimensions
Image: 20.6 x 15.6 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Mrs. Walter Annenberg and The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.567
Tags
Art Historical Context
Mathew B. Brady's *Madame Medori* (ca. 1857) captures the elegance of a poised woman in a finely tuned portrait from the dawn of photography's golden age Brady, a pioneering American photographer renowned for his documentation of the Civil War, here showcases his studio prowess in immortalizing notable figures. Likely depicting an opera singer or performer of the era—evidenced by the sophisticated title—this intimate image measures just 20.6 x 15.6 cm, perfect for personal display in Victorian parlors. Printed as a salted paper print from a glass negative, with delicate applied color, the wor...
About the Artist
Mathew B. Brady · 1823–1896
Mathew B. Brady (c. 1823–1896) was an American photographer who became the most famous photographer of the Civil War era and one of the founding figures of American photographic history. Born in Warren County, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, he learned the daguerreotype process from Samuel F.B. Morse and William Page and opened his first portrait studio in New York City in 1844. Brady quick...