Photograph by
Courret, Eugène, French, 1841 - 1900
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Nadar, Paul, French
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
albumen on wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.7 × 5.3 cm)
H x W (card): 4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (10.4 × 6.7 cm)
Description
A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a man on a burro in Lima, Perú. Captured outside in front of a large dark wooden door, a man wearing a rounded hat holds two barrel-shaped objects yoked onto a light colored burro. Below the image in light brown ink is: [COURRET HERMANOS / Calle Mercaderes 197, LIMA.] and a large red ‘N’ for Nadar family photographers.
On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are several numerical inscriptions, the photographer’s information: [COURRET HERMANOS / SUCCESSORES DE MAUNOURY / Corresponsal de la Casa] beneath an elaborate coat of arms in dark ink, and in red [Nadar / DE PARIS], followed by [LIMA.] in black ink.
Place captured
Lima, Peru, Latin America, South America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Photography
Transportation
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number
2020.10.7.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561b235a0-5d39-4135-8eb7-31ef8978293c

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