Farewell of Le Chevalier Blondin.

Name: Farewell of Le Chevalier Blondin.
Author: [NOBLE, Timothy, attributed.] [BLONDIN, Charles, 1824-1897]

[NOBLE, Timothy, attributed.] [BLONDIN, Charles, 1824-1897]

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[Title from caption in the image]. [Melbourne : Timothy Noble, 1874]. Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 103 x 63 mm; versowithout studio imprint, but in pencil are the original owner's name 'J. S. Wright' and his gift inscription 'For Cousin Jessie'; the print has some foxing at top edge and the front of the mount has ink marks to the upper borders. The celebrated French aerialist Charles Blondin (born Jean Francois Gravelet, 1824-1897) visited Australia in 1874, where he performed in Sydney and Melbourne. Even at the age of 50, he was still agile enough to thrill spectators with one of his most famous stunts: cooking and eating an omelette on a tightrope high above the ground. Although without a studio imprint, this carte de visite clearly relates to another by Melbourne photographer Timothy Noble held in the National Portrait Gallery of Australia (2018.83), and was probably taken at the same time. The Agereported in November 1874: ?We have received from Mr. Noble, photographer, of Bourke-street, a very good likeness of M. Blondin, with all his honors. The medals shown in the photograph have quite a history attached to them. Among them is the order of her Catholic Majesty the Queen of Spain.? Blondin's final performances in Australia were in Melbourne during Christmas week 1874, meaning that the carte de visite offered here, which incorporates the publisher's caption commemorating his farewell, is likely to have been sold as a souvenir at one of these spectacular events.

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Title: Farewell of Le Chevalier Blondin.
Author: [NOBLE, Timothy, attributed.] [BLONDIN, Charles, 1824-1897]

Douglas Stewart Fine Books

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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. Our showroom is in High Street, Armadale, a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade. Douglas Stewart is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years he has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and is currently its President; he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Douglas Stewart Fine Books sells rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, ephemera, maps and globes, and fine art. Each month we issue a new online catalogue of recent acquisitions; we recommend that you join our email list so you can be among the first to see what’s available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries. We are also keen to buy rare and interesting books, photographs and ephemera, from important single items to entire libraries or collections. You are welcome to contact us if you have something to sell which you think may be of interest to us. We love meeting new people and welcoming visitors to our shop (open Monday to Saturday), but if you can't make it to Melbourne you can find probably find us at one of the major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney - all places we have exhibited in since 2009. Douglas Stewart Fine Books

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