Charles Nègre

Charles Nègre

French Photographer · 1820–1880

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Charles Nègre began to photograph in 1844 in order to collect visual images to use in preparation for his paintings. Unlike many painters who turned to the new medium, Nègre never ceased to paint. He is best known for his landscape and architectural photographs of Paris, Chartres, and the Midi, a region in southern France. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Nègre printed all of his own photographs

An Aisle of the Cloister of Saint Trophime, Arles

An Aisle of the Cloister of Saint Trophime, Arles

Getty Museum · about 1852

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[Arles, The Arena]

[Arles, The Arena]

Getty Museum · negative 1852; print later

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Arles, Tour Romaine Re-plaquée sous François 1er

Arles, Tour Romaine Re-plaquée sous François 1er

Getty Museum · 1852

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Asile impérial de Vincennes, salle de jeu

Asile impérial de Vincennes, salle de jeu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1858–59

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[Asylum at Vincennes]

[Asylum at Vincennes]

Getty Museum · September 29, 1859

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[Calabrian Girl]

[Calabrian Girl]

Getty Museum · about 1852

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[Cannes Landscape: Boat with Three Figures]

[Cannes Landscape: Boat with Three Figures]

Getty Museum · about 1862–1863

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Cathédrale de Chartres. Portique du Midi.

Cathédrale de Chartres. Portique du Midi.

Getty Museum · negative 1855; print April 1982

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Cathédrale de Chartres. Port Royale.

Cathédrale de Chartres. Port Royale.

Getty Museum · negative 1855; print April 1982

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[Chartres Cathedral, Royal Portal (The Incarnation Portal), South Lateral Doorway]

[Chartres Cathedral, Royal Portal (The Incarnation Portal), South Lateral Doorway]

Getty Museum · 1857

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[Chartres Cathedral, Royal Portal (The Incarnation Portal), South Lateral Doorway]

[Chartres Cathedral, Royal Portal (The Incarnation Portal), South Lateral Doorway]

Getty Museum · 1857

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[Cliffs and Stream, South of France]

[Cliffs and Stream, South of France]

Getty Museum · negative about 1852; print later

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[Entrance to the Sacristy, Notre-Dame, Paris]

[Entrance to the Sacristy, Notre-Dame, Paris]

Getty Museum · about 1853

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[General Corréard, Commandant of the Troops at Nice, After Annexation]

[General Corréard, Commandant of the Troops at Nice, After Annexation]

Getty Museum · about 1860

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[Grasse, Moulin (cataractes)]

[Grasse, Moulin (cataractes)]

Getty Museum · 1852

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[Group of Three Italian Street Musicians in front of 21, Quai Bourbon, Paris]

[Group of Three Italian Street Musicians in front of 21, Quai Bourbon, Paris]

Getty Museum · negative about 1854; print April 1982

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[Hellenistic Sculpture] / [Statue of Hercules]

[Hellenistic Sculpture] / [Statue of Hercules]

Getty Museum · about 1847

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Interior of the Cloister of St. Trophime, Arles

Interior of the Cloister of St. Trophime, Arles

Getty Museum · 1853

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[Italian Musicians (Pifferari) at 21 quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

[Italian Musicians (Pifferari) at 21 quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

Getty Museum · negative summer 1853; print 1854

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[Italian Street Musicians at Entrance to 21, Quai de Bourbon]

[Italian Street Musicians at Entrance to 21, Quai de Bourbon]

Getty Museum · 1851

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Le Bûcheron

Le Bûcheron

Getty Museum · negative about 1857; print April 1982

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[Left side of the Main Portal of Saint-Trophime with Evangelists and the Blessed, Arles]

[Left side of the Main Portal of Saint-Trophime with Evangelists and the Blessed, Arles]

Getty Museum · 1852

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[Le Maçon Accroupi]

[Le Maçon Accroupi]

Getty Museum · negative before March 10, 1854; print April 1982

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Le Midi de la France

Le Midi de la France

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1850s–60s

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[Le Pont Marie, et les quais des Celestins, vus du quai d'Anjou]

[Le Pont Marie, et les quais des Celestins, vus du quai d'Anjou]

Getty Museum · about 1859

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[Lord Brougham and his Family, Cannes]

[Lord Brougham and his Family, Cannes]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1862

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[Mason Kneeling] / [Maçon accroupi]

[Mason Kneeling] / [Maçon accroupi]

Getty Museum · negative before September 1853; print February–March 1854

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Notre-Dame, Paris

Notre-Dame, Paris

Getty Museum · about 1853

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Notre-Dame, Paris

Notre-Dame, Paris

Getty Museum · about 1853

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[Organ Grinder at 21, quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

[Organ Grinder at 21, quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

Getty Museum · before March or May 1853

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Papal Palace, Avignon

Papal Palace, Avignon

Getty Museum · 1852

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[Pavillion de l'Horloge, The Louvre, Paris, France]

[Pavillion de l'Horloge, The Louvre, Paris, France]

Getty Museum · negative about 1855; print April 1982

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Pavillon de l'Horloge, Louvre, Paris

Pavillon de l'Horloge, Louvre, Paris

Getty Museum · 1855

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[Pifferari rentrant au logis]

[Pifferari rentrant au logis]

Getty Museum · negative about 1853; print April 1982

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[Place du Châtelet, Paris]

[Place du Châtelet, Paris]

Getty Museum · negative before summer 1852; print April 1982

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[Plage de Golfe-Juan vers le cap de la Croisette]

[Plage de Golfe-Juan vers le cap de la Croisette]

Getty Museum · about 1852

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[Plaster Cast of Venus de Milo]

[Plaster Cast of Venus de Milo]

Getty Museum · about 1849

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[Plaster Cast of Venus de Milo]

[Plaster Cast of Venus de Milo]

Getty Museum · about 1849

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[Plaster Casts of Bishops' Miters, South Porch, Chartres]

[Plaster Casts of Bishops' Miters, South Porch, Chartres]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1855

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[Plaster Casts of Sculptures from the Parthenon] / [Relief antique, moulage en plâtre]

[Plaster Casts of Sculptures from the Parthenon] / [Relief antique, moulage en plâtre]

Getty Museum · about 1845

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[Portail de Saint-Trophime de d'Arles]

[Portail de Saint-Trophime de d'Arles]

Getty Museum · negative 1853; print April 1982

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Portrait d'un jeune homme en blouse

Portrait d'un jeune homme en blouse

Getty Museum · 1855

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Portrait en majesté de Monseigneur Sola, premier évêque de Nice

Portrait en majesté de Monseigneur Sola, premier évêque de Nice

Getty Museum · about 1863

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[Portrait of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres]

[Portrait of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres]

Getty Museum · plate about 1844; print April 1982

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[Portrait of Jules Janin after Nadar]

[Portrait of Jules Janin after Nadar]

Getty Museum · negative about 1857; print April 1982

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[Portrait of Prince Adam Georges Czartorisky after Nadar]

[Portrait of Prince Adam Georges Czartorisky after Nadar]

Getty Museum · negative 1854–1857; print April 1982

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[Portrait of Rachel Félix]

[Portrait of Rachel Félix]

Getty Museum · September–October 1853

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[Portrait of Rachel Félix and Two Unidentified Men on a Balcony]

[Portrait of Rachel Félix and Two Unidentified Men on a Balcony]

Getty Museum · 1853

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[Portrait of Théophile Gautier, after Nadar]

[Portrait of Théophile Gautier, after Nadar]

Getty Museum · negative 1857; print April 1982

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[Resting Chimney Sweeps]

[Resting Chimney Sweeps]

Getty Museum · 1851

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[Roman Ramparts, Arles]

[Roman Ramparts, Arles]

Getty Museum · 1852

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Saint-Honorat des Alyscamps "Arles"

Saint-Honorat des Alyscamps "Arles"

Getty Museum · 1852

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[Spartacus, Tuileries Gardens, Paris]

[Spartacus, Tuileries Gardens, Paris]

Getty Museum · June 1859

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Spartan Soldier

Spartan Soldier

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1859

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[Statues of Two Saints on a Central Doorway, Saint-Gilles du Gard]

[Statues of Two Saints on a Central Doorway, Saint-Gilles du Gard]

Getty Museum · 1852

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St Gabriel près Arles

St Gabriel près Arles

Getty Museum · 1852

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St. Gilles

St. Gilles

Getty Museum · 1852

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St. Gilles

St. Gilles

Getty Museum · 1852

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[Still Life of Game Bird with Feathers]

[Still Life of Game Bird with Feathers]

Getty Museum · 1855–1860

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Tarascon

Tarascon

Getty Museum · 1852

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