Description: LOT-P156. For your consideration is an exceedingly rare and historically important original antique c.1870's cabinet card / carte de visite / CDV photograph of Junius Brutus Booth by Sarony. The Elder, father of John Wilkes Booth. Original Junius Brutus Booth CDV measures 4.25" x 6.5". Condition is original. Photograph is original. Verso blank. Extremely scarce. Museum quality. Authentic and correct. Junius Brutus Booth (1 May 1796 30 November 1852) was an English-American stage actor. He was the father of actor John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. His other children included Edwin Booth, the foremost tragedian of the mid-to-late 19th century, Junius Brutus Booth Jr., an actor and theatre manager, and Asia Booth Clarke, a poet and writer. Napolon Sarony (March 9, 1821 November 9, 1896) was an American lithographer and photographer. He was a highly popular portrait photographer, best known for his portraits of the stars of late-19th-century American theater. His son, Otto Sarony, continued the family business as a theater and film star photographer.
Price: 749.95 USD
Location: Sparrows Point, Maryland
End Time: 2024-11-25T21:48:48.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Size: 4 x 6 in
Image Color: Sepia
Vintage: Yes
Format: Cabinet Card
Year of Production: 1870
Unit Type: Unit
Style: Portrait
Features: 1st Edition
Featured Person/Artist: Junius Brutus Booth
Unit Quantity: 1
Finish: Satin
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Material: Paper, Photograph
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors
Type: Photograph
Photographer: Napoleon Sarony
Number of Photographs: 1
Theme: Celebrities, People, History
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Production Technique: Photograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
