Gustave LE GRAY (Paris, 1820 - Cairo, 1884) Elegant Portrait of an Elegant Man, circa 1856 Period print on albumen paper. Very nice proof, oval, matted. Period label of the photographer affixed on the back of the frame: Gustave LE GRAY, inventor of...

Gustave LE GRAY (Paris, 1820 - Cairo, 1884) Elegant Portrait of an Elegant Man, circa 1856 Period print on albumen paper. Very nice proof, oval, matted. Period label of the photographer affixed on the back of the frame: Gustave LE GRAY, inventor of the collodion & dry wax paper processes. Photograph by Gustave LE GRAY & Cie. Portraits without retouching. Portraits retouched with miniature watercolor and oil. Boulevard des Capucines, 35, in Paris. Imprimerie Photographique et laboratoire de Chimie, 7, Chemin de ronde de la Barrière de Clichy. Height. 25, Width. 18 cm. Format of the frame: Height. 47, Width. 38 cm. Portrait of an elegant man, circa 1856, period print of a photograph by Gustave le Gray. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.