Marie Antoine (Wöss)
1850s–60s
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
11.3 x 8.8 cm. (4 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1948
Accession Number
48.83.38
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Marie Antoine (Wöss)**, a delicate albumen silver print by Austrian photographer Franz Antoine from the 1850s–60s, captures the poised elegance of its subject in this intimate portrait. Measuring just 11.3 x 8.8 cm, the small format evokes the era's popular *carte de visite* photographs—compact cards exchanged like calling cards among friends and family. Antoine, active in Vienna, specialized in such refined studio portraits, rendering everyday individuals with a touch of aristocratic grace. The albumen silver process, introduced in the 1840s, revolutionized photography by producing sharp, ...
About the Artist
Franz Antoine · 1815–1886
Franz Antoine (1815–1886) was an Austrian botanist and horticulturalist who served as court gardener at the Imperial Gardens of Schönbrunn in Vienna, one of the most celebrated horticultural establishments in nineteenth-century Europe. His career unfolded at the intersection of scientific botany and the decorative arts of the garden, positioning him as a key figure in the cultivation and documenta...