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Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) Inauguration of the Camp de Châl…
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Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) Inauguration of the Camp de Châl…
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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Description
Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884)
Inauguration of the Camp de Châlons, 30 August-23 September 1857.
Lieutenant Prince Murat, General Fleury, Lieutenant Colonel de Toulongeon, Colonel Lepic, Captain de Verdière seated under a tent. Mass on Sunday 20th September. The Emperor's table at the Suippe bivouac (in the background, General Montebello in conversation with Colonel Lepic). Imperial pavilion. Major general's quarters. Lancers and dragoons of the Imperial Guard. Blacksmith. Zouaves camp. Tents and military equipment.
Nine (9) albumen prints from collodion glass negatives. Some print numbers on the reverse.
Medium format: 27 x 33.5 cm
Provenance :
François Lepage Collection, Paris.
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