Sujet
M. Félix Faure, the new President of the French Republic, 1895. Creator: Tilly.
Légende
M. Félix Faure, the new President of the French Republic, 1895. 'M. Faure is widely esteemed by all who know him. He is, like Moliere, the son of an upholsterer, and for many years he has been an important fellmonger in Havre. He was deputy-mayor of this flourishing sea-port during the war of 1870, and as captain of the Mobiles of the Seine-Inférieure was rewarded with the Riband of the Legion of Honour. After defeat in 1876, he gained a seat in the Chamber five years later, and has since that date continued to represent Havre. M. Gambetta recognised his ability by making him Under-Secretary for the Colonies in 188...In May 1894 he was appointed Minister of Marine in the Dupuy Cabinet, an office for which his long connection with shipping admirably qualified him. Statistics have a great charm for M. Faure, and he is the author of a book in which the various European Budgets are critically examined and compared...He made an immediate impression on the people of Paris by presenting the poor with 20,000 francs, in addition to 1500 francs to the poor of Havre, and other gifts...M. Faure spent two years in this country, acquiring a knowledge of the English language and of commerce...M. Faure is an active, athletic man, tall and amiable'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.
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HRM26A07_266
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44,2Mo (4,3Mo) / 30,7cm x 36,1cm / 3624 x 4262 (300dpi)