Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents
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Mar 16, 2023
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LESSEPS FERDINAND DE: (1805-1894) French diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia carte-de-visite photograph, the albumen print by Etienne Carjat of Rue Laffitte (Paris) depicting Lesseps standing in a three-quarter length pose and holding a pair of spectacles in one hand. Signed ('Ferd. de Lesseps') in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the head of the verso. Dated May 1861 in an unidentified hand at the base of the verso. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Etienne Carjat (1828-1906) French photographer, caricaturist and journalist.
