The Last Word In Photography
Artist: Mauclair Dacier
[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [JOKE]. The Last Word in Photography.
Paris: M. D. éditeur [Mauclair Dacier], n.d.
Red cardboard box with a lid illustrated by a mounted lithograph, containing a cardboard sleeve with an image inside depicting a monkey’s head. Box dimensions: 105x75 mm.
Three corners of the lid are broken; the fabric pull tab for the image inside the sleeve is missing.
A rare, tongue-in-cheek set satirizing the craze for photographic portraits.
The sleeve bears the following instructions: “Stare at the light-sensitive plate below for 10 seconds, then pull the ribbon, and you’ll have your portrait. Likeness guaranteed.”
Paris: M. D. éditeur [Mauclair Dacier], n.d.
Red cardboard box with a lid illustrated by a mounted lithograph, containing a cardboard sleeve with an image inside depicting a monkey’s head. Box dimensions: 105x75 mm.
Three corners of the lid are broken; the fabric pull tab for the image inside the sleeve is missing.
A rare, tongue-in-cheek set satirizing the craze for photographic portraits.
The sleeve bears the following instructions: “Stare at the light-sensitive plate below for 10 seconds, then pull the ribbon, and you’ll have your portrait. Likeness guaranteed.”
350 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Paper
Reference (ID): 1798791
Availability: In stock
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