Criminals, ethnographic portraits and others, 1860s - circa 1880s

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SILVY, REJLANDER, COCHET, MAYALL, ABDULLAH FRÈRES AND OTHERS
Criminals, ethnographic portraits and others, 1860s - circa 1880s
A collection of cartes-de-visite comprising: one small disbound album of eighty-eight photographs, sitters identified by reference number and dates (of arrest?) in ink on mounts; two cartes-de-visite with printed credits ...O. G. Rejlander; ten with printed credits Abdullah Frères, Phot., seven with credit Camille Silvy, one with credit Kimberley Studio, New Rush. Diamond Fields. (a lot)

Literature

Yoxall Jones, Father of Art Photography: O. G. Rejlander 1813-1875, p. 53 (illus. top left) and p. 61 (illus.)

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Lot Essay

A diverse selection of carte-de-visite photographs including a part album of portraits of men and women, probably criminals; eight portraits by Silvy; two by Rejlander, one of an infant, the other of two men wrestling, five Zulu subjects with detailed text on reverse describing sitters; ten Turkish portraits including an orthodox priest; two American views and others.

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