Emmanuel Frémiet

Adrien Tournachon

1854–55 · Salted paper print from glass negative · Photographs

The sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet's (1824-1910) acute observation of anatomical structure-sometimes carried out at the morgue-and his dexterous modeling of minute physiological details brought him fame at a time when naturalism was ascendant. The original negative (now lost), may have been the product of collaboration between Tournachon and his brother, Nadar.

Artist

Adrien Tournachon

Date

1854–55

Medium

Salted paper print from glass negative

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Gilman Collection, Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2005