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The Wrestlers, by Henri Leopold Levy, photographic, 1867

The Wrestlers

Henri Leopold Levy

1867

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

The Wrestlers is a 1867 photographic by Henri Leopold Levy, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Henri Leopold Levy
When & what style?
1867 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This image is a photograph of a sculpture, titled "The Wrestlers," taken by Levy in 1867. The sculpture depicts two men wrestling, with one man on top of the other. The photograph is in black and white, and the sculpture appears to be made of stone or marble. The photograph is taken from a slight angle, giving the viewer a sense of depth and perspective. The background of the photograph is not clearly visible, but it appears to be a room or gallery with other objects or sculptures on display. If you're interested in learning more about this style of photography, you might want to explore the work of other artists who were part of the Impressionism movement.

The story of this work

Overview

A stereoscopic photograph from 1867 shows a sculpture titled *The Wrestlers* displayed in the Prussian gallery at the Paris International Exhibition.

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About the artist

Portrait of Henri Leopold Levy
Artist

Henri Leopold Levy

Henri-Léopold Lévy (23 September 1840, Nancy - 29 December 1904, Paris) was a French painter of Jewish ancestry, known primarily for mythological and Biblical subjects.

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