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E. Desmaisons? : Original Carte de Visite Photograph - Untitled [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]

E. Desmaisons?, Paris, France?

Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustrated portrait of Johann von Goethe. Goethe is shown in period attire while facing viewers. Bust composition with faded vignette. Photo tipped in on paper card. No date, circa 1860s-1880s. 2 1/2" x 4." "Goethe" handwritten in pencil in bottom margin on front. CDV is very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few tiny marks, a few faint smudges, and minuscule wear to surfaces and extremities. A Very Good copy. Original carte de visite portrait photograph of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), the famous German author, theater director, scientist, and politician. Text printed on back: "E. Desmaisons, Paris, 5 Rue des Grands Augustins." The carte de visite was a small souvenir photograph that often came in the form of an albumen print which consists of a photo mounted on a paper card. CDVs were commonly traded among collectors like trading cards. Louis Dodero (1824-1902) is credited with inventing the CDV in 1851 although Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi (1819-1889) was the first to patent the CDV in 1854. CDVs were very popular through the 1860s but were soon overtaken by the larger cabinet card in the early 1870s.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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