Caption
Voyage de Leurs Majestés: l'Impératrice tissant une fleur au palais de la chambre du commerce de Lyon, Empress Sisi behind the loom, 1860 (former title), Empress Eugénie behind a weighing loom, 1860, print, book illustration, Empress Eugénie of France behind the loom at a trade fair in Lyon, 1860. Emperor Napoleon III and his entourage look on., printmaker: Ange-Louis Janet, France, printer (person): Best Hotelin et Cie, after drawing by Steyert, 1860-09, Ange-Louis Janet, Best Hotelin et Cie, Steyert, printmaker, printer (person), after drawing by, paper, wood engraving, height 217 mm x width 237 mm, Illustration taken from: L'Illustration, Journal Universel, 8 September 1860., Person, Eugénie (Empress of the French), Napoleon III (Emperor of the French), weaving-loom, Lyon, Period, A detailed black and white engraving shows a large mechanical loom or weaving apparatus occupying the center, with wooden beams, pulleys, a raised platform, and a suspended rope; several women are seated and standing at the loom, one leaning forward working with threads and another standing nearby holding part of the mechanism; around them stand men in formal military-style uniforms and coats, some with mustaches and one wearing a plumed hat, all observing the activity; the background includes a high window and hatched shading suggesting a textured wall or sky, and the floor beneath the figures is visible.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B32_205
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