Unknown Male Sitter
| Title | Unknown Male Sitter |
|---|---|
| Artist | Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon (French, 1818–1881) |
| Date | c. 1860 19th century |
| Medium | albumen print from wet collodion negative |
| Classification | Photograph |
| Origin | France, 19th century France |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Unknown Male Sitter, c. 1860. Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon (French, 1818–1881). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 24.4 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.356 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Unknown Male Sitter” is a work by Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon (French, 1818–1881), dated c. 1860. It is executed in albumen print from wet collodion negative and classified as photograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to c. 1860. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: France, 19th century. Browse more public-domain art from France.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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