The Horse, "La Côte"
Original Language TitleCheval La Côte
Artist
Louis-Auguste Bisson
(French, 1814 - 1876)
Dateca. 1841-1842
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Mat: 5 × 5 7/8 inches (12.7 × 14.92 cm)
Mat: 5 × 5 7/8 inches (12.7 × 14.92 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2008.6.2
SignedBlind stamp on mat recto, center: "LAB"
InscribedOn mat recto, hand-written in calligraphic script: "La Côte";
On mat verso, handwritten in script on artist label: "Daguerreotype par Bisson Nop. 65 rue St. Germain l'auxerois a Paris".
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a horse standing towards a man who holds its reins. The man is wearing a plaid jacket and a cap.Exhibition HistoryRotation 3. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 20 – August 18, 2008, no cat.
Magnificent Gifts for the 75th. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, February 13 - April 4, 2010, no cat.
In the Looking Glass: Recent Daguerreotype Acquisitions. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, January 25 - July 20, 2014, no cat.
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Baron Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard
September 15, 1846
2017.44.8
