François Willème

François Willème

Sculpture

François Willème

1859–1868
Plaster
Overall: 14 3/4 × 5 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (37.5 × 14.4 × 14.4 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
1991.2824.0002
DescriptionVintage Willème full-length self-portrait photosculpture plaster statue.
Inscriptions Engraved in plaster, base front edge, C: WILLÈME
Engraved in plaster, base underside, TC: Collection Photo G. Cromer / Portrait de Willème [underlined] \ inventeur de la Photosculpture \ exécuté par son procédé.
Engraved in plaster, base, RC: à son ami [Leheutre] \ Wil[leme] [see 1991.2824.0001]

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