[French Authors] Renan, Ernest. (1823–1892) & Vallès, Jules. (1832–1885) & Houssaye, Arsène. (1815–1896) & Ponsard, François. (1814–1867) & Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin. (1804–1869) & Karr, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse. (1808–1890)
Group of Original CDV Photographs
Group of seven original carte de visite photographs of nineteenth-century French writers. Pictured are: historian and writer Ernest Renan (photographed by Pierre Petit), journalist and author Jules Vallès, novelist Arsène Houssaye (photographed by Le Gray & Cie), dramatist François Ponsard (photographed by Nadar), literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (photographed by Bayard & Bertall), critic and journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (issued by Neurdein), and one unidentified. Most identified in pen or pencil on the verso. Some with light toning, but overall fine to very fine. Each 2.5 x 4 inches. (16468)Unsigned Photograph Literature