[Cartes-de-visite portraits of European rulers and French figures in the arts]. [ca. 1860-ca. 1869]

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[Cartes-de-visite portraits of European rulers and French figures in the arts]. [ca. 1860-ca. 1869]

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Compiled by Baron Haussmann, the highly decorated boards contain his family crest. Many are hand captioned within the ornate borders of the mounts. Among those depicted are: Napoleon III, the Emperor of Austria, the King of Belgium, Lamartine, Flandrin, Vernet, etc. Among the contributing photographers are: Andre Disdéri, Felix Nadar, Charles Reutlinger, Numa Blanc, L. Cremière, Mayer & Pierson, and Bisson Frères.

1 album (150 photographic prints)

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Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910

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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist, and proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs. Epithet: alias 'Nadar'; French caricaturist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x0001c6 ...

Numa Blanc & Cie.

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Haussmann, Georges Eugène, baron, 1809-1891

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Baron Georges Haussmann (1809-1891) was a French magistrate best known for the controversial rebuilding of Paris when he was prefect of the Seine under Napoleon III between 1853 and 1870. Before attaining this position, he held various other government positions throughout France, including being the prefect of the Gironde during the Second Republic. Following his dismissal from the prefecture of the Seine, Haussmann held various positions in both the public and private sectors. From...

Mayer & Pierson (Firm)

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Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène, 1819-1889.

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André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819-1889) was a French photographer. André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri was born March 28, 1819, and started working with daguerreotypes in 1849. In 1854, he patented the carte-de-visite photograph size. He died October 4, 1889, in Paris, relatively poor. From the guide to the André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri photograph of Pierre Edouard Frere, 1862, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Reutlinger, Carl 1816-1888

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L. Cremière & Cie.

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