Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884)
Inauguration of the Camp de Châlons, August 30-September 23, 1857.
Lieutenant Prince Murat, General Fleury, Lieutenant-Colonel de Toulongeon, Colonel Lepic, Captain de Verdière seated under a tent. Mass on Sunday, September 20. The Emperor's table at the Suippe bivouac (in the background, General Montebello in conversation with Colonel Lepic). Imperial pavilion. Major General's quarters. Lancers and dragoons of the Imperial Guard. Farrier. Zouaves camp. Tents and military equipment.
Nine (9) albumen prints from collodion glass negatives. Some print numbers on versos. 
Medium format: 27 x 33.5 cm

Provenance: 
François Lepage Collection, Paris.
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Lot no. 13

Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) Inauguration of the Camp de Châlons, August 30-September 23, 1857. Lieutenant Prince Murat, General Fleury, Lieutenant-Colonel de Toulongeon, Colonel Lepic, Captain de Verdière seated under a tent. Mass on Sunday, September 20. The Emperor's table at the Suippe bivouac (in the background, General Montebello in conversation with Colonel Lepic). Imperial pavilion. Major General's quarters. Lancers and dragoons of the Imperial Guard. Farrier. Zouaves camp. Tents and military equipment. Nine (9) albumen prints from collodion glass negatives. Some print numbers on versos. Medium format: 27 x 33.5 cm Provenance: François Lepage Collection, Paris.

Estimate
€4,000 - €6,000
Result
€23,738
Buyer's premium
32%
Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) Inauguration of the Camp de Châlons, August 30-September 23, 1857. Lieutenant Prince Murat, General Fleury, Lieutenant-Colonel de Toulongeon, Colonel Lepic, Captain de Verdière seated under a tent. Mass on Sunday, September 20. The Emperor's table at the Suippe bivouac (in the background, General Montebello in conversation with Colonel Lepic). Imperial pavilion. Major General's quarters. Lancers and dragoons of the Imperial Guard. Farrier. Zouaves camp. Tents and military equipment. Nine (9) albumen prints from collodion glass negatives. Some print numbers on versos. Medium format: 27 x 33.5 cm Provenance: François Lepage Collection, Paris.
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