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ADRIEN TOURNACHON, NADAR. Pierrot Laughing

Pierrot Laughing. Artist: Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825-1903); Nadar (French, Paris 1820-1910 Paris). Dimensions: 27.3 x 19.8 cm (10 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.). Person in Photograph: Jean-Charles Deburau (French, 1829-1873). Date: 1855.
We owe the contemporary image of Pierrot to the famous mime Jean-Gaspard Baptiste Duburau, who replaced the ruff and wide white hat of the commedia dell'arte character with the long blank face and black skull cap that we recognize today. Charles Duburau, his son and also a mime, was asked by Nadar and his brother Adrien to pose for a series of "têtes d'expression" that would serve as publicity for the brothers' struggling studio. The series was an enormous popular success.

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Author: ADRIEN TOURNACHON (1825-1903) • NADAR (1820-1910)

Title: Pierrot Laughing

Caption: Pierrot Laughing. Artist: Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825-1903); Nadar (French, Paris 1820-1910 Paris). Dimensions: 27.3 x 19.8 cm (10 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.). Person in Photograph: Jean-Charles Deburau (French, 1829-1873). Date: 1855. We owe the contemporary image of Pierrot to the famous mime Jean-Gaspard Baptiste Duburau, who replaced the ruff and wide white hat of the commedia dell'arte character with the long blank face and black skull cap that we recognize today. Charles Duburau, his son and also a mime, was asked by Nadar and his brother Adrien to pose for a series of "têtes d'expression" that would serve as publicity for the brothers' struggling studio. The series was an enormous popular success.

Technique/material: Gelatin-coated salted paper print (vernis-cuir)

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 2936 × 4094 px | 34.4 MB

Print size: 24.9 × 34.7 cm | 1155.9 × 1611.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ADRIEN TOURNACHON • EUROPE • FRANCE • GELATIN-COATED SALTED PAPER PRINT (VERNIS-CUIR) • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NADAR • PHOTOGRAPHS • SALTED PAPER PRINTS