Grande daumont de la Princesse Metternich

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Grande daumont de la Princesse Metternich

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Louis-Jean Delton

French Photographer · 1807–1891

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As a member of the aristocratic Jockey Club established in 1833, Louis-Jean Delton was primarily interested in photographing horses. In 1861, he set himself up as an equestrian photographer in Paris under the name Delton J. & Cie (Company). Although he photographed a range of individuals, from clowns to European royalty, his accomplished images of animals were the works that gained him renown. Aro

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Date: about 1860
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: French
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum
Object ID: 98644906-d2f9-415c-af39-43d8c7f149ce

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An open-carriage with four horses, two postilion riders mounted on two of the drawing horses, and two footmen at the rear of the carriage.

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