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Désiré Charnay
(2nd May, 1828 - 24th Oct, 1915)
"Marou - Malgache - Marou", trois femmes
1863
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Michèle Bellot
musée d'Orsay
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
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Keywords:
woman
nude (female)
Madagascan (representation of)
scarification
black woman
front view
portrait of a group
full-length portrait
naked group of people
from behind
profil droit
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About the artwork
Title:
"Marou - Malgache - Marou", trois femmes
Periods:
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
19th century
XIXth century
Techniques:
albumen print
Dimensions:
180 x 165
Inventory number:
PHO1990-4-30
Detail:
Album de Madagascar , Mission de 1863
Location:
musée d'Orsay
About the author(s)
Author:
Désiré Charnay
Also known as:
Claude-Joseph le Désiré Charnay
Born:
2nd May, 1828
Dead:
24th Oct, 1915
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay
(2 May 1828 – 24 October 1915) was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use of photography to document his discoveries. He was born in Fleurie, and studied at the Lycée Charlemagne. In 1850, he became a teacher in New Orleans, Louisiana, and there became acquainted with John Lloyd Stephens's books of travel in Yucatan. He travelled in Mexico, under a commission from the French…
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