Author(s):
anonymous, photographer
production date: in 1848
dating in centuries: 1st half of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): photography
name(s): photography
materials and techniques: daguerreotype
dimensions - artwork:
height: 8. 4cm
width: 6. 2cm
dimensions - coaster:
height: 15. 7cm
width: 13. 2cm
thickness: 0. 6cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - on the back of the mount, stamp at the top in red ink: "musee carnavalet" and below, stamp in red ink: "ville de paris / musee / carnavalet / nºe7270/(2) d. 08 (manuscript purple ink) / beaux-arts". Inscription - on the back of the montage, in the center, handwritten inscription in purple ink: "ledru-rollin / portr. Au daguerreotype / don de m. Gaston melingue / oct. 1908". Stamp - on the back of the mount, red ink stamp in the center: "ville de paris / museum / carnavalet / beaux-arts". Inscription - on the back of the montage, bottom left, handwritten inscription in pencil: "ledru-rollin". Iconographic description:
portrait of alexandre auguste ledru-rollin. Politician. Mp. Minister of the interior. Candidate for the presidency of the second republic in 1848. Three-quarter bust portrait to the right. Historical commentary:
alexandre-auguste ledru was born in paris in 1807, he added the surname rollin to his name. He entered politics in 1839. Alexandre ledru-rollin died in fontenay-aux-roses. He is buried in the père lachaise cemetery. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: mélingue, gaston
date of acquisition: 14–10–1908
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph14428. Date: En 1848.
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