618 - FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS “GOUPIL & Cie 3”, circa 1860–1870.
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FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS “GOUPIL & Cie 3”, circa 1860–1870. ( * ). Albumin bromide prints, 12.5 x 8 cm, mounted on cabinet-size card (16.8 x 11 cm) with a gold border, captioned ‘carte album’, artistic photographic reproductions of works by Bouguereau, Murillo, Muller, Hamon, Dieffenbach, Bertrand, Hamon, Chaplin, Lobrichon + 2 engravings by Doré, unsigned mounts. ( * ) Jean Baptiste Michel, Adolphe GOUPIL, born and died in Paris 1806 / 1893 – a leading figure in industry, one of the most important art dealers and art publishers of the 19th century, active until 1914. Based in Paris with branches in London and New York. From 1850 to 1884, the company was known as ‘Goupil & Cie, printers and publishers’. Vincent van Gogh and Théodore van Gogh were employed at its Dutch and Belgian branches. Further branches were opened in 1861 in Berlin and Vienna. Adolphe GOUPIL was mayor of St MARTIN aux CHARTRAINS in CALVADOS from 1875 to 1893, where he owned the “castle of the whole town”. In the late 1980s, descendants of Adolphe Goupil bequeathed the photographic collection to the city of Bordeaux. In February 1991, the Goupil Museum was established in the former Secrestat distillery. In 1998, the collections were transferred to the Musée d’Aquitaine: 70,000 photographs, 46,000 prints, 7,200 plates, 1,000 books and magazines, plus various archives.

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About the sale SALE OF COINS – BANKNOTES – MEDALS – PHALERISTICS – OLD PAPERS – POSTCARDS – MILITARIA

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Auction time 11/25/2026 at 2:00 PM

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618 - FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS “GOUPIL & Cie 3”, circa 1860–1870. See original version (French)

618 - FIFTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS “GOUPIL & Cie 3”, circa 1860–1870.
See original version (French)