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Lot Essay
Longtemps considéré comme l'unique daguerréotype d'Hector Berlioz, ce portrait se distingue par la représentation d'un homme au front haut, proéminent et fier, aux lèvres minces et serrées, et aux épaules étroites, contrastant avec le volume de sa tête. Pourtant, il figure depuis 2003 parmi les portraits attribués à tort à Berlioz dans l'ouvrage consacré à son iconographie (G. Braam, H. Macdonald, R. Macnutt et J. Warrack, The Portraits of Hector Berlioz, 2003, p. 340-341).
Long considered the only daguerreotype portrait of Hector Berlioz, this image is distinguished by its depiction of a man with a high, prominent, and proud forehead, thin tightly pressed lips, and narrow shoulders contrasting with the volume of his head. Yet since 2003 it has been included among the portraits erroneously attributed to Berlioz in the major study devoted to his iconography (G. Braam, H. Macdonald, R. Macnutt, and J. Warrack, The Portraits of Hector Berlioz, 2003, pp. 340-341).
Long considered the only daguerreotype portrait of Hector Berlioz, this image is distinguished by its depiction of a man with a high, prominent, and proud forehead, thin tightly pressed lips, and narrow shoulders contrasting with the volume of his head. Yet since 2003 it has been included among the portraits erroneously attributed to Berlioz in the major study devoted to his iconography (G. Braam, H. Macdonald, R. Macnutt, and J. Warrack, The Portraits of Hector Berlioz, 2003, pp. 340-341).