Vase, Versailles
Louis-Rémy Robert
French, 1811–1882
1853
A mid-19th-century albumen silver print by Louis‑Rémy Robert that records a sculpted garden urn at Versailles, made to capture and present its ornamental detail and classical character.
The urn fills the frame, its carved garlands and a small reclining figure rendered in warm sepia against a softly blurred garden, so the stone’s texture and silhouette read like a solitary portrait.
As an early photographic study of sculpture and architecture, it shows how albumen printing helped document and disseminate images of cultural heritage, shaping nineteenth‑century views of the past.
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
12 11/16 × 10 3/8" (32.2 × 26.4 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Suzanne Winsberg Collection. Gift of Suzanne Winsberg
Accession
555.2009
Palette
Exhibitions
