La Poésie Lyrique – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures La Poésie Lyrique in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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La Poésie Lyrique
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La Poésie Lyrique," a French title meaning "lyric poetry," points to an allegorical or staged subject rather than a documentary scene. Photographers in the later 1800s often posed models as muses or personifications of the arts, borrowing the conventions of academic painting and illustrated magazines. The caption card gives no date, so the picture's period has to be judged from its costume, pose and print technique. Its French title also suggests a European source, possibly passed into an American collection through a studio, dealer or private donation.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,099 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109598 |
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