25 - Louis-Jean DELTON (1807–1891)

Louis-Jean DELTON (1807–1891) Portfolio with its slipcase containing 21 photographs of horse portraits and their riders An Arabian stallion given to Napoleon III by the Sultan in 1867, Count Aguado’s half-blood stallion, the Prince of Sagan’s hunting horse, Count Orloff’s Russian trotter, Mr. Mackenzie on horseback, a Russian stallion given to Napoleon III by the Tsar in 1867, the Princess of Metternich’s calèche, a Russian trotter belonging to Mr. Brusse, a Finnish pony, the 1867 World’s Fair, the late Lord Pembroke’s carriage horse, a half-blood stallion belonging to Count Aguado, a French postal horse belonging to Count De la Rochefoucauld, Miss Pierson on horseback... 21 albumen prints mounted on cardboard, titled and with owners’ names written in pencil on the back of the mount, titled “Photographie hippique Delton” on the slipcase Approx. 23.5 x 17.5 cm (31 x 23.5 cm)