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PETIT, Pierre

(Victor HUGO) Pierre PETIT
[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de Victor HugoMedallion photographic portrait of Victor Hugo
Pierre Petit|Paris s. d. [1861]|6.20 x 10.20 cm|une photographie contrecollée sur carton
Medallion photographic portrait of Victor Hugo
Paris [1861] | 6,2x10,2cm | photograph mounted on card
Original contemporary albumen print mounted on card.
Notes on the back.
The very first photograph of Victor Hugo with a beard.
It was in January 1861, after a terrible sore throat, that the writer decided to grow a beard: «I am growing a beard to see if it will protect me against throat-ache.» There are several references to the famous beard in Hugo's correspondence. «Conclusion: a man's head must be handsome, well-touched with intelligence and illumined by thought, in order to look well without a beard; a human face has to be very ugly, indeed...
€1,500
A collection of portraits of women of easy virtue
A collection of portraits of women of easy virtue
Auguste VERMOREL, Antoine-René TRINQUART
Ces dames, physionomies parisiennes
Chez tous les libraires|Paris s. d. [1860]|9.9 x 14.3 cm|Photograph|Relié
Sixth edition, with a photograph of three women reading, mounted as frontispiece.

Bradel binding in brown half cloth with corners, signed Carayon, sides in French curl paper, black morocco title label to spine, fleuron, gilt rules, wrapper preserved. Very slight rubbing to the binding, soiled wrapper, light waterstaining to the first leaves, some foxing.
€200
(Louis PASTEUR) Pierre PETIT
[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de Louis Pasteur
s. n.|Paris 1910|10.50 x 15.60 cm|une photographie
Silver gelatin photograph from the original plate by Pierre Petit who took this photograph around 1880. Cabinet card format.
A photograph. Superb print, with strong contrast, very sharp.
Several portraits exist from this famous sitting in Pierre Petit's studio, where we always see the scientist up close, in more fashionable attire. He wears the rosette of the Legion of Honor. The sessions at Nadar's appear to be a few years older. In this sitting, Pasteur hints at a smile and wears more elegant clothing. We know of prints from this sitting session but frontal, not in profile. Pierre Petit's framings are quite unusual for the period, tightly focused on the subject.

€400
Eugène DELACROIX, Pierre PETIT
[Photographie] Portrait photographique de Eugène Delacroix
Pierre Petit|Paris 1858|6 x 10.40 cm|une feuille
An original albumen carte-de-visite photograph of Eugène Delacroix, depicting the artist seated in a chair — his most famous portrait. The session at Pierre Petit’s studio yielded multiple poses; variants of this print survive at the Musée d’Orsay and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Mounted on card, with Pierre Petit’s signature in the lower margin and his studio advertisement on the verso.
€1,600
Gustave DORÉ, Pierre PETIT
[PHOTOGRAPHIE] Portrait photographique de Gustave Doré
Pierre Petit|Paris 1860 (Ca)|5.80 x 10.30 cm|une photographie
Original albumen photograph in carte-de-visite format, mounted on Pierre Petit cardboard mount, with his mark on the reverse.
Full-length portrait of Gustave Doré, dressed in white, around age 30, with mustache. Very rare photograph of the painter in his youth.
Manuscript annotation on the reverse.
The Musée d'Orsay holds a photograph of Doré by Pierre Petit from the same period but the artist wears a black velvet waistcoat, a black coat, hands in pockets.

€1,500
Pierre PETIT
Photographie d'Alexandre Dumas
Paris 1860|6.10 x 10.50 cm|une photographie
Original albumen photograph mounted on card by Pierre Petit, showing Alexandre Dumas in medallion format, mustachioed at about 60 years of age. Deep blacks and fine contrast.
Photograph mounted on heavy paper. Very fine condition.
On verso, the author's name in manuscript and a stamp: Paris. Besançon. Pierre Petit. Photographe. 31 Place Cadet. Paris.
It was in 1858 that Pierre Petit established his photographic studio at Place Cadet, and the following year he began his gallery of famous men of the era. The portrait of Alexandre Dumas certainly forms part of this series.

€700
(Victor HUGO) Pierre PETIT
Portrait photographique de Victor Hugo barbu
Pierre Petit|Paris s. d. [1861]|6.20 x 10.20 cm|une photographie contrecollée sur carton
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(Victor HUGO) Pierre PETIT
Portrait photographique en médaillon de Victor HugoMedallion photographic portrait of Victor Hugo
Paris s. d. [1861]|5.30 x 7.20 cm|une photographie contrecollée sur carton
Medallion photographic portrait of Victor Hugo

Paris [1861] | photograph: 5.3 x 7.2 cm / mount: 6.1 x 9.7 cm | photograph mounted on card
Original medallion photograph, contemporary albumin print mounted on card.
A few tiny wormtracks to card, not touching photograph.
The very first photograph of Victor Hugo with a beard.
It was in January 1861, after a terrible sore throat, that the writer decided to grow a beard: «I am growing a beard to see if it will protect me against throat-ache.» There are several references to the famous beard in Hugo's correspondence. «Conclusion: a man's head must be handsome, well-touched with...
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(Alexandre DUMAS) Pierre PETIT
Portrait photographique en médaillon d'Alexandre Dumas avec sa signature autographe
Pierre Petit|Paris (Circa 1855-1860)|6.30 x 10.50 cm|un bristol au format carte de visite
Original photograph of Alexandre Dumas.
Contemporary albumen print mounted on card, studio mark of the photographer Pierre Petit to verso.

Handsome autograph signature by Alexandre Dumas under the portrait in an elegant hand.

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