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19TH-CENTURY FRENCH SCHOOL
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182
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19TH-CENTURY FRENCH SCHOOL
See original version (French)
Estimate €5,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
19TH-CENTURY FRENCH SCHOOL
‘Portrait of Honoré de Balzac’, print on salted paper based on the daguerreotype
(1842) by Louis Auguste Bisson.
A rare later print, reversed on silver salt paper. Positive print
based on a collodion glass negative, c. 1860.
Dimensions of the print: 28 x 22 cm, mat: 23.5 x 17.5 cm,
oval view: 11.5 x 9.5 cm.
Bibliography: ‘Les Frères Bisson photographes, De Flèche en cime 1840–
1870’, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Museum Folkwang, Paris, Maison de
Balzac, cat. 3
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About the sale
The Paul BENARROCHE Collection and others | Old and modern photographs | Part I
Auction location
Auction time
10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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