Sergei LEVITSKI (1819-1898) Portrait of Prince Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, son of Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie, age 11 or 12, 1868 Photographic albumen print in carte de visite format, presented in a remarkable gouache passe-partout frame bearing the imperial coat of arms and the young prince's cipher. H.8.5 W. 5.5 cm (single print) H.37,5 L.30 cm (frame and mount) A similar print, dated, is preserved in an album of "royal portraits" compiled by Queen Victoria and held by the Royal Collection Trust.

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