[Unknown Sitters]
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[Unknown Sitters]

Title[Unknown Sitters]
ArtistPierre-Louis Pierson
Datebefore 1865 19th century
MediumAlbumen silver prints from glass negatives with applied color
ClassificationPhotographs
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“[Unknown Sitters]” is a work by Pierre-Louis Pierson, dated before 1865. It is executed in albumen silver prints from glass negatives with applied color and classified as photographs. 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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