Self-Portrait at a Window

February 20, 1851

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 693

On loan to The Met

This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

In this early self-portrait, Marville surveys the street from a window of his studio in the heart of Paris. It is tempting to imagine that the oversized folded sheet in his hand is a map of the city, in light of his future endeavors as photographer in the service of urban planners.

Artwork Details

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Exhibition History

Title: Self-Portrait at a Window
Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
Date: February 20, 1851
Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions: image: 14.29 × 11.4 cm (5 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.) support: 32.2 × 24.5 cm (12 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.) mat: 53 × 40.5 cm (20 7/8 × 15 15/16 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Curatorial Department: Photographs