Mlle Therasson [?]; Fréret
![Mlle Therasson [?]; Fréret by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/mlle-therasson-frret-705004.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 7 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (18.8 × 23.5 cm) Album page: 10 3/8 × 13 3/4 in. (26.3 × 35 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.588.1.143
Art Historical Context
In 1864, pioneering French photographer André-Adolphe-Eène Disdéri capturedMlle Therasson []; Fréret*, an albumen silver print from a glass negative that exemplifies the vibrant portraiture of Second Empire Paris. This elegant image, measuring 7 3/8 × 9 1/4 inches, likely depicts a poised young woman—possibly the titular Mlle Therasson— with the refined formality typical of mid-19th-century studio photography. Disdéri, renowned for inventing the carte de visite format 1854, revolutionized portraiture by making affordable, collectible photos accessible to the masses, turning photography into a ...
About the Artist
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri · 1819–1889
**André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri** (1819–1889) was a pioneering French photographer whose innovations transformed portraiture into a mass medium during the Second Empire. Born on March 28, 1819, in Paris, Disdéri pursued diverse careers in commerce, acting, and politics early on, while studying art amid personal hardships following his father's death, which compelled him to support his mother, sibli...