Alexandre Leroux (XIX) - Madrassa (école arabe)

Circa 1880, 23x30cm.
"Madrassa (école arabe)", very beautiful interior view of a madrassa class, late nineteenth century (Algeria), attributed to Jean Geiser.
Very beautiful, era-appropriate large-format collotype in very good condition, mounted on thick paper backing.
Very good preservation of contrasts, gray nuances and levels of detail.
Hand-captioned in the negative.

Based in Algiers, Alexandre Leroux produced numerous studio photographs and images of local “types,” depicting men and women in traditional costumes in the late nineteenth century. These images, often accompanied by captions such as “Mauresque,” “Arab,” “Costume de ville,” or “Type d’Algérienne,” are numbered and distributed as prints or albums intended for European travelers.

Will be shipped with its folder and its neutral-pH cardboard backing (ideal for a collection in good condition).