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Pierre Petit

French

WA-00028884

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None documented

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1981250 ULAN500028356

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

NationalityMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4576
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (40)

Portret van R.P. François Eugène Captier

1871 · albumen print on photographic support, cardboard, paper

width: 63 cm, height: 105 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van R.P. Louis Ferdinand Bourard

1871 · albumen print on cardboard, paper, photographic support

height: 105 cm, width: 63 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van R.P. Eugène Delhorme

1871 · albumen print on paper, cardboard, photographic support

width: 63 cm, height: 105 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Jean Gaspard Deguerry, pastoor van de Madeleine

1871 · albumen print on cardboard, photographic support, paper

width: 62 cm, height: 102 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van R.P. Allard, oud-missionaris

1871 · albumen print on paper, cardboard, photographic support

width: 62 cm, height: 105 cm

Rijksmuseum

Nélaton

1871 · Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1878), volume 5

Image/paper: 23.2 × 18.2 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 26.2 cm (13 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Overzicht met portretten van de gevallen Parijse priesters tijdens de tweede terreur, omgeven met Engelse tekst

1871 · albumen print on paper, cardboard, photographic support

width: 109 cm, height: 163 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van R.P. Marie Noël Sabattier

1871 · albumen print on cardboard, photographic support, paper

width: 63 cm, height: 105 cm

Rijksmuseum

Charles Lecoq

1871 · Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique”

Image/paper: 22.6 × 18.2 cm (8 15/16 × 7 3/16 in.); Mount: 34 × 26 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Émile Erckmann (French writer, 1822-1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (French writer, 1826-1890)

1871 · Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 1

Image/paper: 23.8 × 19.1 cm (9 3/8 × 7 9/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 26 cm (13 1/2 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alfred Naquet (French chemist and politician, 1834-1916)

1871 · Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1879), volume 7

Image, oval: 19.7 × 15 cm (7 13/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Mount: 34 × 26 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Émile Littré (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881)

1871 · Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 3

Image/paper: 23.9 × 19.1 cm (9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 26.2 cm (13 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bouffé

1871 · Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 3

Image/paper: 23.1 × 18.5 cm (9 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.); Mount: 34.1 × 26 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian

1870 · Collodion silver print

9 3/8 × 7 3/8" (23.8 × 18.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Germaine Lemercier

1865 · Albumen silver print

4 × 2 1/2" (10.2 × 6.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dollfus

1865 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

oval 9 13/16 × 7 1/2" (25 × 19 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Sirosi (?)

1865 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

oval 9 13/16 × 7 3/8" (25 × 18.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Duval

1865 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

oval 9 13/16 × 7 3/8" (25 × 18.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mademoiselle Champon

1865 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

oval 9 13/16 × 7 3/8" (25 × 18.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Maximilien Paul Emile Littre

1865 · Collodion silver print

8 3/4 × 6 7/8" (22.2 × 17.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Alfred-Armand-Louise-Marie Velpeau (French surgeon and anatomist, 1795-1867)

1862 · Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1877), volume 2

Image/paper: 23.8 × 19 cm (9 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 26.1 cm (13 1/2 × 10 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Richard Wagner

1861 · Lithograph after a photograph

sheet: 10 13/16 x 7 7/16 in. (27.5 x 18.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Studio Portrait: Self-Portrait Standing by a Mirror]

1860 · Albumen silver print

Image: 9.4 x 5.6 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Studio Portrait: Self-Portrait Wearing Plaid Pants and Overcoat]

1860 · Albumen silver print

Image: 9.1 x 5.3 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

40 published of 56 catalogued · 37 with image

MoMA
16 publishedof 32 catalogued16 img
The Met
9 published6 img
Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Portret van R.P. François Eugène Captier
1871 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van R.P. Louis Ferdinand Bourard
1871 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van R.P. Eugène Delhorme
1871 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van Jean Gaspard Deguerry, pastoor van de Madeleine
1871 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van R.P. Allard, oud-missionaris
1871 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gustave Doré
1860 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Rijksmuseum

Portret van R.P. Marie Noël Sabattier (1871)

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Jean Gaspard Deguerry, pastoor van de Madeleine (1871)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Portret van R.P. François Eugène Captier (1871)

Rijksmuseum

Overzicht met portretten van de gevallen Parijse priesters tijdens de tweede terreur, omgeven met Engelse tekst (1871)

Rijksmuseum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Alfred-Armand-Louise-Marie Velpeau (French surgeon and anatomist, 1795-1867) (c. 1867)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections5

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Edward Steichen Photography Center

New York · 1964

Exhibition Edward Steichen Photography Center Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1964

Group Exhibition Photography 1839�1937

New York · 1937

Exhibition Photography 1839�1937 Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1937