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499 - Anonymous French daguerreotypist or François MICHAUX (1816–1892), circa 1845
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Anonymous French daguerreotypist or François MICHAUX (1816–1892), circa 1845 Portrait or self-portrait of the architect François Michaux, posing outdoors while holding an engraving and the tools of his trade; on a table to his right, one can make out a large engraving depicting Giotto’s Campanile in Florence and a Neapolitan print in a caricature style Half-plate daguerreotype of remarkable chemical quality, bearing an old handwritten label affixed to the back of the mount: “François Michaux—Architect, former student of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, September 12, 1816—August 3, 1892 (aged 75), married on March 3, 1845, to Françoise Julie Page…” An architect in L’Isle-sur-le-Doubs (Franche-Comté) and district councilor from 1861 to 1886, it is likely that François Michaux is proudly posing here upon his return from his Grand Tour H. 16 cm - W. 12.3 cm (left side) Modern frame (original label preserved on the back)
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