Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) (ed.).

Ink sketch of kneeling lovers engaged in coitus. With drawing of a classically robed woman on verso.

[Rome, Italy: Le Lieur, [ca. 1875]. Ink on rag. 21.7 x 16.8 cm. VG. Scarce.

Henri Le Lieur (1831-1914) was a French photographer and collector who mostly worked in Italy, where he had settled in 1859. He first travelled there following the French army of Napoleon III, during the Second Italian War of Independence. He established his first photographic studio in Torino and became the king’s official photographer, before moving to Rome, where he died. He was particularly involved in stereoscopic photography. Item #68-6526

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