French and British portraits, animals and others, circa 1870s and later

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NADAR, BERGAMASCO, LE GRAY, REUTLINGER, DISDERI AND OTHERS
French and British portraits, animals and others, circa 1870s and later
Five albums containing over 380 cartes-de-visite and cabinet card photographs, sizes from 17/8 x 1½ in. to 5½ x 4 in., a few hand-tinted, variously credited on reverse, pre-cut mounts, majority annotated with title and date in pencil, one album with some printed floral decoration, two red leather, two brown leather, one green leather, all with gilt metal clasps, sizes 6 x 9 in. to 11½ x 9 in. or the reverse; with a quantity of loose cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite and loose albumen prints
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Varied and interesting group of portraits including theatrical figures, singers, musicians, royals, society figures and French military officials. Portraits by T. J. Dixon of lions at London Zoo, and images of dogs and cats in unusual and humorous poses.

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