Title
Prosper Mérimée.
Caption
Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870). French writer, historian and archaeologist. One of the first to translate numerous books from Russian to French. Inspector General of historical monuments from 1834 to 1860. Elected to the French Academy in 1844. He was emprisoned and paid a fine for his support of Count Libri, robber of rare books.
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Photo12.com - Elk-Opid
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis
Reference
LKO07031_254
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
5,6Mb (436,7Kb) / 3,7in x 5,9in / 1095 x 1780 (300dpi)