Charles Joshua Chaplin - Leda and the Swan after the painting by Charles Negre, 1850

Maker: Charles Joshua Chaplin from a painting by Charles Negre

Born: France

Active: France

Medium: engraving

Size: 8 1/4 in x 5 5/8 in

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Object No. 2022.705

Shelf: B-24

 

Publication: L' Artiste, Veme serie, tome VI, 1851

Collection M.+M. Auer, une histoire de la photographie, editions m+m, Hermance, 2003, pg 90

 

Other Collections: Auer Photo Foundation

 

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Notes: Charles Joshua Chaplin (8 June 1825 – 30 January 1891) was a French painter and printmaker who painted both landscapes and portraits. He was an accomplished artist mastering different techniques such as pastels, lithography, watercolor, chalk, oil painting and etching. He was best known for his elegant portraits of young women.

 

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