Portrait of Alexandre Calame
Portrait of Alexandre Calame

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Portrait of Alexandre Calame,

1846

Aman-Desiré Gautier, French, 1825–1894
Person depicted: Alexandre Calame, Swiss, 1810 - 1864
2003-33

Information

Title
Portrait of Alexandre Calame
Dates

1846

Maker
Aman-Desiré Gautier
Medium
Charcoal and conté crayon with touches of white chalk
Dimensions
24.0 x 23.5 cm (9 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2003-33
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
chalk, wove paper, charcoal
Subject
artists, profiles (figures), men, portraits, heads

Nissman, Abromson & Co.,;

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