Caption

Melle Bignon, Portrait of Louise Bignon, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Félix Nadar, Paris, cliché maker: Dujardin, France, printer (person): Charles Wittmann, c. 1884 - in or before 1894, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 155 mm x width 111 mm, Person, Louise Bignon, portrait of actor, actress, A sepia-toned photographic portrait of a young woman framed by a dark rectangular background, showing her head and upper torso; she has long, wavy hair with a voluminous, curly fringe and soft waves cascading over her shoulders, visible skin tones of a pale complexion, large eyes looking slightly upward, a straight nose, and closed lips with a faint neutral expression; she wears a garment with textured fabric and a necklace made of round, reflective discs that rest on her chest, and the image is bordered by a lighter margin.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_189

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.0Mb (7.0Mb) / 10.2in x 14.4in / 3068 x 4324 (300dpi)

Keywords

Melle Bignon Portrait Louise Bignon page photomechanical print photographer Félix Nadar Paris cliché maker Dujardin France printer person Charles Wittmann c 1884 - 1894 paper photoaquatint height 155 mm x width 111 mm Person portrait actor actress sepia-toned photographic portrait young woman framed dark rectangular background showing head upper torso long wavy hair voluminous curly fringe soft waves cascading shoulders visible skin tones pale complexion large eyes looking slightly upward straight nose closed lips faint neutral expression wears garment textured fabric necklace round reflective discs rest chest image bordered lighter margin