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Crystoleum, "portrait Of Zouave" Painted Photograph Fixed Under Glass C 1890

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"Crystoleum, "portrait Of Zouave" Painted Photograph Fixed Under Glass C 1890"

Crystoleum, Large full-length portrait of a Zouave. Format: 19 x 25.5cm In its period frame: 36 x 44 cm Period frame in wood and gilded stucco. The Crystoleum is a painted photograph fixed under glass. An albumen print is glued to concave glass, the paper support of the print is then rubbed, the remaining image is colored by hand with oil paint. This extremely expensive process was used over a short period from 1880 to 1910. https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/crystoleum-portrait-de-zouave-photographie-peinte-fix%C3%A9e-sous -glass-c-1890