Mathias Häusermann
1850s–60s
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
18.7 x 14.8 cm. (7 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1948
Accession Number
48.83.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Captured in the 1850s–60s, *Mathias Häusermann* a striking portrait by Austrian photographer Franz Antoine, showcasing the burgeoning art of photography during Europe's mid-19th-century technical revolution. Antoine, known for his precise studio work, presents Häusermann—a likely bourgeois subject—with a direct gaze and dignified pose, emblematic of the era'sure that elevated everyday individuals to timeless icons. This intimate 18.7 x 14.8 cm albumen silver print, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Photographs Department (acquired via the David Hunter McAlpin Fund in 1948), reflec...
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...