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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

Object Information
  • 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