Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012626Portrait of Ernestine Nadar, the artist's wife, wearing fur stole
by Nadar
About the Artwork
This striking and unusual uncut sheet of carte-de-visite exposures was taken by one of France’s most successful early portraitist photographers, Nadar. His wife Ernestine frequently modeled for him, including when he tried out new equipment or processes such as these gelatin silver prints. These portraits seem to be an intimate, direct exchange between sitter and camera, wife and husband.
Provenance
?-2021: Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY June 7, 2021: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
France in the Time of Manet and Morisot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 10-August 23, 2026).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Nadar (French, 1820–1910)
- Date
- c. 1880–83
- Medium
- uncut sheet of three matte gelatin silver carte-de-visites
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.8 x 21.9 cm (4 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
- Accession no.
- 2021.67
More by Nadar in museum collections
Open-access museum record · AT-00012626
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