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Still Life of Greek Vases and Three Paintings
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Jean-Gabriel EynardSwiss Daguerreotypist · 1775–1863
All works by this person →Jean-Gabriel Eynard was a wealthy amateur photographer who made photographs chiefly for his own amusement. He learned the daguerreotype process in Paris in the early 1840s, not long after the invention of the process was announced in 1839. His financial independence afforded him the time and ability to practice photography, which in its infancy was an expensive pastime and difficult to master. Ass
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- about 1850
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Culture
- Swiss
- Department
- Photographs
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- Getty Museum
Jean-Gabriel Eynard could only have made this still life outdoors, where there was sufficient light to capture his prized possessions. This study reveals his delight in the daguerreotype's uncanny ability to reveal intricate patterns while symbolizing his interest in the cause of Greek independence. He arranged twelve ancient Greek vases on fabric-covered tables beneath three paintings hanging on a rough plaster wall. The paintings depict the Madonna and Child and an unidentified baby, as well as a young woman who may be Eynard's wife at a younger age.
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