Monsieur Janssen, Portrait of Pierre Janssen, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Membre de l'Institut Telefoon de l'Observatoire d'Astronomie Physique de Paris sis à Meudon, Prèsident de la Sociéte' Française de Photographie.', photographer: Félix Nadar, Paris, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 142 mm x width 115 mm, Person, Pierre Jules César Janssen, astronomy (and cosmography), An elderly man with a full white beard and mustache sits leaning his head on his hand, his fingers touching his cheek, wearing a dark coat and jacket with visible folds and textured fabric, his gaze directed slightly downward, beside him a thick, worn book rests on a surface draped with cloth, the background is plain and softly shaded.
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Monsieur Janssen, Portrait of Pierre Janssen, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Membre de l'Institut Telefoon de l'Observatoire d'Astronomie Physique de Paris sis à Meudon, Prèsident de la Sociéte' Française de Photographie.', photographer: Félix Nadar, Paris, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, printer (person), paper, photoaquatint, height 142 mm x width 115 mm, Person, Pierre Jules César Janssen, astronomy (and cosmography), An elderly man with a full white beard and mustache sits leaning his head on his hand, his fingers touching his cheek, wearing a dark coat and jacket with visible folds and textured fabric, his gaze directed slightly downward, beside him a thick, worn book rests on a surface draped with cloth, the background is plain and softly shaded.

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Monsieur Janssen Portrait Pierre Janssen page photomechanical print inscription Membre de l'Institut Telefoon de l'Observatoire d'Astronomie Phy Prèsident de la Sociéte Française de Photographie photographer Félix Nadar Paris cliché maker Dujardin printer person Chardon-Wittmann c 1882 - 1892 paper photoaquatint height 142 mm x width 115 mm Person Pierre Jules César Janssen astronomy cosmography elderly man full white beard mustache sits leaning head hand fingers touching cheek wearing dark coat jacket visible folds textured fabric gaze directed slightly downward beside thick worn book rests surface draped cloth background plain softly shaded

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