In some Muslim cultures, portrait photographs were commissioned of women who were completely veiled. However, given that De Beaucorps was a wealthy amateur photographer and art collector, he probably initiated the sitting to document the local costume. After studying photography with Gustave Le Gray in Paris, De Beaucorps photographed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 1857 and 1861.
Credit: John L. Severance Fund
late 1850s
Albumen print from wet collodion negative
21.3 x 15.4cm
1997.45
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection