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Disdéri: two rejected portraits of Nelly, Paris ca. 1861

Image of Disdéri: two rejected portraits of Nelly, Paris ca. 1861

A nice collection of 2 carte de visites made by the Disderi studio.
Both were rejected and therefore destroyed in the negative. Interesting to learn a lot about the making of a CdV and the choices clients made.

Nelly was actress in the 'theatre des Valiétés' and 'théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin'.

CdV's ca. 6,5 x 10,5 cm
Dated 1861 on the verso, some slight discoloration.

Literature:
Elizabeth Anne McCauley, A.A.E. Disdéri and the Carte de Visite Portrait Photograph, 1985

Provenance: collection Maurice Levert.