Description
In some Muslim cultures, portrait photographs were commissioned of women who were completely veiled. However, given that De Beaucorps was a wealthy amateur photographer and art collector, he probably initiated the sitting to document the local costume. After studying photography with Gustave Le Gray in Paris, De Beaucorps photographed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 1857 and 1861.
Provenance
Family of the Artist (Gustave Beaucorps), sold to Marc Pagneux, Paris, France (?–?); (Marc Pagneux, Paris, France), sold to Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY (?–?); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (?–1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 4, 1997–)
Accession Number
1997.45
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Dimensions
Image: 21.3 x 15.4 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
