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The Royal Porcelain Factory at Sèvres
About the Artwork
A chemist and physicist known for his studies in thermodynamics and the properties of gases, Henri-Victor Regnault was director of France's renowned Sèvres porcelain factory from 1852 to 1871. He was also a master of early scientific, portrait, and landscape photography. Aside from a technical interest in its practical application, Regnault accepted photography as a means of personal expression. In this poetic image, the aerial viewpoint and soft light and shadow unite the strong, geometric forms of the town and factory buildings with the dense foliage of the surrounding countryside.
Provenance
Given by Regnault to Louis-Rémy Robert Given by Regnault to Louis-Rémy Robert
Exhibition history
Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997). Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 26-June 16, 2005).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Henri-Victor Regnault (French, 1810–1878)
- Date
- c. 1851–1852
- Medium
- salted paper print from calotype negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 35.1 x 43.9 cm (13 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1995.76
More by Henri-Victor Regnault in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00012946
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