Author(s):
le gray, gustave (villiers-le-bel, 30–08–1820 - cairo, 29–07–1884), photographer
colliau and costet, editor
production date: in 1860
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
materials and techniques: print on albumen paper
place(s) of execution/production: palermo
dimensions - artwork:
height: 25. 5cm
width: 19. 9cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 62. 8cm
width: 44. 9cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 65cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the montage, at the bottom center, printed in black ink: "g. Legray, edited by colliau and costet photographers"
inscription concerning the author - on the front of the montage, at the bottom center, printed in black ink: "le general turr / d'apres nature palermo july 1860"
inscription - on the front of the montage, at the bottom center, printed in black ink: "depot in paris at juhan, 11, rue poissonnière"
signature - signature at the bottom right of the image: "g. Le gray"
signature - signature at the bottom right of the old montage: "gustave le gray"
dry stamp - dry stamp at the bottom center: "colliau & costet / montmartre / 89, rue marcadet"
stamp - at the bottom left of the montage, legal deposit stamp nº4830, dated 1860. Inscription - at the bottom center of the old montage, in black ink: "1860"
stamp - stamp in purple ink lower right: "ville / de / paris"
iconographic description:
portrait of general turr. He poses standing, his sword in his hand. He is in uniform. He has a long beard and a mustache. Historical commentary:
gustave le gray photographed palermo, in 1860, after the sicilian uprising against king francis ii. Portraits of generals. Acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph389. Date: En 1860.
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