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Sixteen portraits of actors, page, photomechanical print, From left to right: Monsieur Baillet, Paul Mounet and Albert Lambert., inscription: 'Comédie-Française', number: '4838A, 2077', photographer: Félix Nadar, Paris, cliché maker: Dujardin, France, printer (person): Charles Wittmann, c. 1884 - in or before 1894, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 157 mm x width 110 mm, Person, Jean Mounet-Sully, portrait of actor, actress, A vertically oriented printed sheet displays a rectangular grid of portrait and full-length photographic images arranged in rows and columns, each image enclosed by a thin dark border. The top row shows four images of a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a feather and a ruffled collar, two of them close-up head portraits and two full-figure poses with the man standing and one hand on his hip. The next row features four head-and-shoulder portraits: a bearded older man in a hooded garment facing sideways, a man wearing a fur headdress and elaborate costume, and two similar portraits of a man with long hair and a broad-brimmed hat seen from slightly different angles. The third row contains four images showing theatrical scenes and standing figures: a dynamic pose of a man in an interior setting, and three outdoor views of a man in period costume and hat in different standing positions against a background that includes a low horizon and scattered objects. The fourth row presents four head-and-shoulder or half-length portraits of different men in historical attire, including a man in a dark garment with a sash, a contemplative bearded man in a collar, a youthful figure in a tunic and cap, and a side-profile of a young man with curly hair. Margins around the grid are light, and below the image block there is a wide blank area with additional printed lines and blocks of text set in different sizes and styles. The overall tonality of the sh

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B03_192

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Keywords

Sixteen portraits actors page photomechanical print left right Monsieur Baillet Paul Mounet Albert Lambert inscription Comédie-Française number 4838A 2077 photographer Félix Nadar Paris cliché maker Dujardin France printer person Charles Wittmann c 1884 - 1894 paper photoaquatint height 157 mm x width 110 mm Person Jean Mounet-Sully portrait actor actress vertically oriented printed sheet displays rectangular grid full-length photographic images arranged rows columns image enclosed thin dark border top row four images man wearing wide-brimmed hat feather ruffled collar two them close-up head portraits two full-figure poses man standing hand hip next row features four head- -shoulder portraits bearded older man hooded garment facing sideways fur headdress elaborate costume portraits man long hair broad-brimmed hat slightly different angles third row contains four images showing theatrical scenes standing figures dynamic pose interior setting three outdoor views period costume hat different standing positions background includes low horizon scattered objects fourth presents four head- -shoulder half-length portraits different men historical attire dark garment sash contemplative bearded collar youthful figure tunic cap side-profile young man curly hair Margins grid light image block wide blank area additional printed lines blocks text set different sizes styles tonality sh