[Studio Portrait: Self-Portrait Wearing Plaid Pants and Overcoat]
1860s
![[Studio Portrait: Self-Portrait Wearing Plaid Pants and Overcoat] by Pierre Petit](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/studio-portrait-self-portrait-wearing-plaid-pants-764795.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9.1 x 5.3 cm Mount: 10.3 x 6.0 cm
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Drew Knowlton and William L. Schaeffer, 2017
Accession Number
2017.68.46
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the 1860s, French photographer Pierre Petit captured this charming self-portrait, *Studio Portrait: Self-Port Wearing Plaid Pants andcoat*, showcasing his dapper style in plaid trousers and a tailored overcoat. Produced as an albumen silver print—a pioneering 19th-century process using egg whites to bind light-sensitive silver salts to paper—this intimate image measures just 9.1 x 5.3 cm, fitting the popular carte-de-visite format. These pocket-sized photographs exploded in popularity during the era, serving as personal calling cards exchanged among friends, celebrities, and the bourgeoisie...