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Mayer & Pierson
French (active 1850s-1860s)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Portrait of Napoleon III

ca. 1860
albumen print
32.5 x 24.2 cm.
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company; ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
GEH NEG: 19835
81:1638:0001

Sobieszek, Robert A. --Masterpieces of Photography from the George Eastman House Collections.-- New York: Abbeville Press, 1985. p. 105.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
""Permanent" Survey of the History of Photography", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Galleries, 1974-1978.//
"Technology and Art: The Impact of Photography upon the Visual Arts", US, NC, Davidson, Davidson College, January, 1985.//
"Images of Excellence", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 1 - April 26, 1987. (Traveled).//
"Beginnings of Art in Photography: Selections from the Museum's Nineteenth", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - North Gallery, December 22 - October 7, 1990.//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(blindstamp below image) "Mayer...& Pierson Photographs" "Le S.M. L'Empereur et le Roi De Wurtenburg" verso-(written in pencil) "Portrait de Napoleon III par Mayer et Pierson. Donne par l'Empereur au duc de Conegliant vers 1860." "d'apres inscription au dos de l'epreuve. (Moncey, duc de Conegliant)" "transcribed from back of frame from Cromer's hand. 7/70, RAS.) upper left, in pencil) "Conegliant (duc de)"

NOTES: Catalogued by R. Sobieszek/KC, 3/85.

SUBJECTS:
personage, politician / Napoleon III
personage, military / Napoleon III

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