Eugène Isabey - LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE D'EUGÈNE ISABEY (1803-1886) - 1850
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Original French autographed letter by Eugène Isabey (1803–1886), titled LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE D'EUGÈNE ISABEY, dated 1850, signed 'E. Isabey' and in good condition.
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Artist / Author: Eugène Isabey (1803-1886), famous Orientalist painter, marine painter and major figure of French Romanticism.
Recipient: Amaury-Duval (1808-1885), renowned painter and pupil of Ingres (mentioned “My old Duval”).
Document type: Autograph Letter Signed (ALS)
Signature: Signed “E. Isabey” at the end of the document.
Condition: Very good overall. Complete letter, period paper with handling folds. Excellent ink readability.
Historical presentation and interest of the document
This exceptional historical letter plunges the reader directly into the social and artistic intrigues of 19th-century Paris. Eugène Isabey asks for the support of his confrere and friend, the painter Amaury-Duval, to influence a major transaction with the Russian high nobility.
Isabey explains that he received in his studio a prestigious client: Princess Kalitzin (Galitzine), a member of one of the most illustrious and wealthy families of the Russian aristocracy, known for her immense patronage.
The letter mentions a key intermediary in the art market of the time: Mr. Léopold Chéradam (from a famous Parisian family of artists), who personally introduced and accompanied the Princess into Isabey’s workshop to see two paintings freshly finished in the spring.
With a lively and friendly pen, Isabey asks Duval to use his influence and good reputation with the princely couple by placing “a well-timed word” to seal the sale. A unique and captivating testimony on networks of influence, the role of intermediaries like Chéradam, and the business strategies of the great Romantic masters.
Complete transcription:
“Mon vieux Duval, tu es très obligeant, ta réputation est bien établie de ce côté là, aussi je ne lui donne pas un démenti ; j'ai entendu dire dans le monde que tu étais bien avec le Prince et la Princesse Kalitzin.
Elle est venue l'autre jour chez moi, amenée par Mr Léopold Chéradam, pour voir deux tableaux que j'ai terminés au Printemps. Si elle les achetait cela me ferait assez plaisir, un bon mot bien appuyé de toi et la chose serait bien avancée, les deux tableaux sont bons ne crains donc pas de te compromettre. Si tu avais un instant à toi, viens donc les voir, adieu mon bon Duval excuse la liberté que je prends mais dans pareilles circonstances c'est de mon amitié, et tu ne la trouveras pas en défaut.
tout à toi
E Isabey"
Artist / Author: Eugène Isabey (1803-1886), famous Orientalist painter, marine painter and major figure of French Romanticism.
Recipient: Amaury-Duval (1808-1885), renowned painter and pupil of Ingres (mentioned “My old Duval”).
Document type: Autograph Letter Signed (ALS)
Signature: Signed “E. Isabey” at the end of the document.
Condition: Very good overall. Complete letter, period paper with handling folds. Excellent ink readability.
Historical presentation and interest of the document
This exceptional historical letter plunges the reader directly into the social and artistic intrigues of 19th-century Paris. Eugène Isabey asks for the support of his confrere and friend, the painter Amaury-Duval, to influence a major transaction with the Russian high nobility.
Isabey explains that he received in his studio a prestigious client: Princess Kalitzin (Galitzine), a member of one of the most illustrious and wealthy families of the Russian aristocracy, known for her immense patronage.
The letter mentions a key intermediary in the art market of the time: Mr. Léopold Chéradam (from a famous Parisian family of artists), who personally introduced and accompanied the Princess into Isabey’s workshop to see two paintings freshly finished in the spring.
With a lively and friendly pen, Isabey asks Duval to use his influence and good reputation with the princely couple by placing “a well-timed word” to seal the sale. A unique and captivating testimony on networks of influence, the role of intermediaries like Chéradam, and the business strategies of the great Romantic masters.
Complete transcription:
“Mon vieux Duval, tu es très obligeant, ta réputation est bien établie de ce côté là, aussi je ne lui donne pas un démenti ; j'ai entendu dire dans le monde que tu étais bien avec le Prince et la Princesse Kalitzin.
Elle est venue l'autre jour chez moi, amenée par Mr Léopold Chéradam, pour voir deux tableaux que j'ai terminés au Printemps. Si elle les achetait cela me ferait assez plaisir, un bon mot bien appuyé de toi et la chose serait bien avancée, les deux tableaux sont bons ne crains donc pas de te compromettre. Si tu avais un instant à toi, viens donc les voir, adieu mon bon Duval excuse la liberté que je prends mais dans pareilles circonstances c'est de mon amitié, et tu ne la trouveras pas en défaut.
tout à toi
E Isabey"
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of books
1
Signed by
Eugène Isabey
Author/ Illustrator
Eugène Isabey
Title
LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE D'EUGÈNE ISABEY (1803-1886)
Condition
Good
Year
1850
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Autographed by a famous person
Yes
Details signature
Original
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