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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.8884
People
Artist of original: Charles L. Cottet, French (au Puy 1863 - 1925 Paris)
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Self-Portrait"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
x-radiograph, photograph
Date
June 20, 2016
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356183

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
plate size: 35.6 × 43.2 cm (14 × 17 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.8884
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
X-radiograph Operators present: Kate Smith
Duration of radiography session: 2 hours
Total number of exposures: 6
Material Description - oil on glue-lined canvas
Radiation source- Comet tube
Exposure settings-
45 kV
5 mA
120 seconds
127 cm focal distance
Filtration used: none
Screens used: none
Set up/sequencing notes:
Scanning notes: laser power high, PMT 10, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, 50 micron scan resolution
Image manipulation notes: 2 scans converted to tiff and assembled into composite radiograph in Photoshop

Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs

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