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André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri Artworks collected in Metmuseum

David V.

Oct 04, 2022•2 min read

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French: [ɑ̃dʁe adɔlf øʒɛn dizdeʁi]; 28 March 1819 – 4 October 1889) was a French photographer who started his photographic career as a daguerreotypist but gained greater fame for patenting his version of the carte de visite, a small photographic image which was mounted on a card. Disdéri, a brilliant showman, made this system of mass-production portraiture world famous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9-Adolphe-Eug%C3%A8ne_Disd%C3%A9ri

Le deux roses

French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris / The Met

title: Le deux roses
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1975

La robe écossaise

French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris / The Met

title: La robe écossaise
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1975

The Imperial Court of Napoleon III

French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris / The Met

title: The Imperial Court of Napoleon III
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1947

Alphonse Karr

French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris / The Met

title: Alphonse Karr
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 1963

[Profile of the Prince Imperial]

French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris / The Met

title: [Profile of the Prince Imperial]
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 2005

[Imperial Prince with Gun]

French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris / The Met

title: [Imperial Prince with Gun]
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 2005

Theatre Danse IV 17

French, Paris 1819–1889 Paris / The Met

title: Theatre Danse IV 17
department: Photographs
accessionYear: 2005

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