The Undersigned Photographer as He Was Before 1848

Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut French

1854–56

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Although Dubois de Nehaut is best known for his early achievements in photographic reportage, he also produced a series of carefully posed portraits of his family and friends. Here the amateur photographer dons his judge’s robes, standing nobly in front of a makeshift backdrop. Dubois de Nehaut served as magistrate in Lille before relocating to Brussels after the revolutions of 1848. In 1850 the king of Belgium appointed him a knight of the Order of Leopold for helping to maintain the law and stop war from spilling across the border. The medals splayed across his chest in this self-portrait shine with their wearer’s pride.

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Title: The Undersigned Photographer as He Was Before 1848
Artist: Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut (French, active Belgium, 1799–1872)
Date: 1854–56
Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions: Image: 9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25 × 20.1 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.372.2
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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[Album of photographs], Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut French, 32 salted paper prints, waxed salted paper prints, and albumen silver prints from paper and glass negatives — [Album of photographs]
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