The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 468

Copy of a print by Ange-Louis Janet, portrait of a bearded man wearing a hat

Object details

Image size: h 8.8cm x w 6.8cm

Paper size: h 9.7cm x w 7.8cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot 1934

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1937-3224/1

Collection: Science Museum Collection

This object is part of Schaaf no. 468

Copy of a print by Ange-Louis Janet, portrait of a bearded man wearing a hat

The French painter, engraver, lithographer and illustrator, Ange-Louis Janet (1815–1872) studied under Ingres. He mainly painted hunting scenes and episodes from the Crimean war, Italian war and Mexican war. He exhibited in the Paris Salon from 1836 onwards. As well as illustrating several popular publications he is also known for his portraits of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte.