Empress Eugenie de Montijo, Empress consort to Napoleon III (!826-1920) c 1865
L. Pierson [photographer] Paris
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card
Measurements
89 x 53 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519436
Summary
A monochrome Albumen Carte de Visite depicting seated studio portrait of Empress Eugenie de Montijo, Empress consort to Napoleon III (!826-1920) c 1865 Print is mounted on heavy cream card Printed Front: L. PIERSON PHOT Printed Front: DEPOSE Garanti d`apres nature (French - guarantee) Verso Recto Top handwritten: From Mamma or Mariana to Lillie (linked group) Centre Studio Imprint: Masion Mayer + Pierson, Photographers De SM` L`Empeur, Boulevard des Capucines 3, Paris Endorsement printed bottom
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
L. Pierson [photographer] Paris, photographer and publisher