Alfred Dreyfus Rennes Trial opening session 1899-08-07, Valerian Gribayedoff, 7 August 1899

Wrongly described as the reading of the sentence—courtroom photograph of alfred dreyfus' rehabilitation before the french supreme court on july 12, 1906. Actually, it is a photograph of the beginning of the 1899 trial of rennes. Contemporary gelatin silver print; signed and titled on recto. Original size 18. 6 × 27. 2cm. Date: 7 August 1899.