Comte Émilien de Nieuwerkerke by Gustave Le Gray & Menut Alexander Alophe, circa 1860

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On verso - Gustave Le Gray, 35 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, Alophe Successor. Menut Adophe was an engraver who trained at the École des Beaux-Arts achieving some notable success as a painter. He taught for 16 years at the École Polytechnique where he was introduced to photography. Upon Le Gray’s abandonment of his studio in 1860, Alophe took advantage of the opportunity to acquire it and it's negative inventory and proceeded to publish Le Gray’s images under his own credit line as “successor.” Alophe continued to operate the studio unsuccessfully until 1870 at which time it was acquired by Fontaine & Van Bosch who were able to turn the business around

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Size: 2144px × 3424px
Location: France
Photo credit: © Archive Farms. Inc / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, archival, century, historical, history, photography, phtl