Edouard DUBUFE

Autograph visiting card signed by the painter Edouard Dubufe, official portraitist under the Second Empire.
During a stay in London, the painter informs his correspondent about the future universal exhibition to be held in 1889 in Paris. He plans a visit to the Crystal Palace, Joseph Paxton's masterpiece which housed the first Universal Exhibition. Dubufe arranges a meeting with his correspondent regarding the Exhibition Jury, which will select the paintings presented at the exhibition.

Signed autograph visiting card from painter Edouard Dubufe, official portraitist under the Second Empire.
The painter seeks the opinion of a colleague to judge his portrait of Napoleon III, one of the very first after his accession to power. Acquired by the emperor in 1854, it is now preserved in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay.