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Benjamin Constant

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Date: about 1876–1882
Medium: Woodburytype
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Half-length portrait of Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant with pince nez spectacles resting on the bridge of his nose. The tipped-in photograph is surrounded by a border printed on the mount that features the figures of angels and men holding tapestry cloth around the edges. A plaque at the top features a Latin inscription that reads, "VT POESIS PICTVRA DOCET".

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