Jacques-Joseph Ebelman on his Deathbed, Louis-Rémy Robert, March 31, 1852

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Jacques-Joseph Ebelman on his Deathbed, March 31, 1852, Waxed paper negative, 19 x cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.), Negatives, Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1810–1882), This paper negative, from the collection of Robert's descendants, shows Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, director of the Sèvres porcelain factory, on his deathbed March 31, 1852. From its inception, photography was enlisted to record the faces of the deceased-it was, in effect, a new type of death mask

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Size: 5574px × 3875px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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