[Profile portrait photosculpture of the artist's brother]

[Profile portrait photosculpture of the artist's brother]

Sculpture

François Willème

Maker
French, 1830–1905

[Profile portrait photosculpture of the artist's brother]

ca. 1859-1861
Laminated brass sheets with bronze-color coating
Overall: 4 5/16 × 4 5/16 × 13/16 in. (11 × 11 × 2 cm)
Mount: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm)
Frame: 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (24.5 × 19.5 × 4 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1977.0033.0017
Inscriptions Inscribed in ink (Cromer's hand) on printed label applied to blue backing paper, verso, TC: [T] Collection photographique \ [B] de Gab. Cromer \ [C] Médaillon bronze \ par Willème [underlined], inventeur \ de la Photosculpture. \ Composé de nombreuses \ lames, pour démontrer \ que "les profils réunis \ d'un corps en donnent le \ relief." Pour démontrer \ aussi la possibilité de \ copies en série par \ [R] outils à moulurer. \ [L] Pièce unique [underlined]
Inscribed in pencil: Willème \ 6-7 [not visible, possibly covered when rehoused]

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