[…] Undoubtedly, the figure of León Pallière occupies a central place in the story of the history of Argentine art. Unlike Monvoisin and Gauthier, who did not favor the development of local art with their work due to their short permanence in the national territory, Pallière influenced with his work in the consolidation of the pictorial genre of rural customs with his almost eleven years of stay, between 1855 and 1866. We will try to interrogate here some pieces of his vast production with the care of pointing out the modifications that he introduces in the treatment of the genre, the residual aspects that his paintings and lithographs conserve and the emerging aspects that they induce.

In the history of Argentine photography, the interesting practice of collecting was born with the first carte-de-visite albums (1) that, around the 1860s / 1870s, transcended the family sphere to include in their initial pages the portraits of the most prominent personalities at the national and international level. Today true iconographic treasures, show us the private and social life of the time.