Caption
25 portraits of Tolstoy, Raoul de Boisdeffre and others, Collection Nilsson - Nouvelle Série, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Tolstoï Génèral de Boisdeffre, Hanotaux Gal Davoût, Amiral Gervais Gal Hagron Gal Albertone Bouguereau, Alvarez, Alvarez Strindberg (Exp. Andrée) Pr Bergmann', number: 'No 52', c. 1892 - in or before 1897, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 230 mm x width 152 mm, Person, Leo Tolstoj, Raoul Le Mouton de Boisdeffre, historical persons, historical persons - BB - woman, portrait of a writer, A vertical poster displaying a grid of sepia-toned portrait photographs arranged in rows and columns, each portrait showing a different person in varied attire and poses; the top row features close-up head-and-shoulder images of older men with long beards and men in military uniforms with hats, the next rows show a mix of formal portraits of men in suits, full-length figures in military dress and ceremonial uniforms with sashes and medals, and a variety of posed studio images including men in theatrical or historical costumes; the portraits are separated by blank spaces and framed by thin borders, and the overall page has an aged, textured paper background with slight discoloration along the edges.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B05_496
License type
Rights managed
Available size
58.0Mb (12.3Mb) / 12.0in x 18.8in / 3604 x 5628 (300dpi)