Feb 19, 2009 - Sale 2170

Sale 2170 - Lot 8

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,500
DISDÉRI, ANDRÉ ADOLPHE-EUGÉNE (1819-1889)
Versailles Palace (Gallery of Battles). Albumen print, 13 1/2x10 1/4 inches (34.3x26 cm.); in a contemporary gold frame. 1855

Additional Details

From Désiré Lebel, Disdéri''s partner; to Librairie Plantereux, Paris, France; to the present owner.
Napoleon II commissioned Disdéri to make a portfolio of Versailles. While 10 were planned, only 3 were actually produced. Interestingly, the contemporary photographer Robert Polidori has photographed this same site.