MAYER & PIERSON
Portrait photographique de Elisa Rachel Félix dite Mademoiselle Rachel
Mayer & Pierson|Paris 1860 (S.d)|6 x 9.50 cm|autre
Full-length albumen photographic portrait of the actress in tragedian costume (Phèdre or Horace), of Elisa Félix Rachel, known as Rachel or Mademoiselle Rachel.
A carte-de-visite photograph, albumen print, mounted on white card. Full-length: Mayer & Pierson. On verso, vignette with the arms of Emperor Napoleon III, Mayer & Pierson, photographers to the emperor, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris. Very fine condition and superb printing.
Rachel was the first true "Star" from the world of entertainment. Starting from nothing, from a poor family, only learning to read at 17, singing in the streets, Rachel from her first roles electrified audiences with her new style of acting. From then o
A carte-de-visite photograph, albumen print, mounted on white card. Full-length: Mayer & Pierson. On verso, vignette with the arms of Emperor Napoleon III, Mayer & Pierson, photographers to the emperor, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris. Very fine condition and superb printing.
Rachel was the first true "Star" from the world of entertainment. Starting from nothing, from a poor family, only learning to read at 17, singing in the streets, Rachel from her first roles electrified audiences with her new style of acting. From then o
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