Return to 19th-Century Ethnographic Photography   Desire Francois Millet - The Wine Drinkers Full Size Contact: Alex Novak and Marthe Smith Email: info@vintageworks.net Phone: +1-215-822-5662 Company: Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd. Company: 258 Inverness Circle Company: Chalfont, PA   18914   USA URL: http://www.vintageworks.net Ref.#: 3471 Price: $5,000 Medium: Daguerreotype stereo Mount: in glass mount Image Date: 1850s Print Date: 1850s Dimensions: 0 x 0 in. (0 x 0 mm) Photo Country: France Photographer Country: France Description: Italian pifferari (man and woman) drink together. Peasants such as these often came to Paris to entertain and earn money and were often employed as models by Parisian photography studios. Black glass surround, paper-taped, photographer's printed paper label "Daguerreotype Emaille. Systeme Millet, Professeur,...6, Rue Montesquieu, 6, Paris" on the reverse. Millet is considered one of the most important French daguerreotypists, we quote from Janet Buerger's book "French Daguerreotypes", page 62: "He was among the most colorful and respected portrait photographers of his day. Often called "The priest of the Daguerreotype," he seemed to have specialized almost solely in that medium. He operated one of the most elegant studios in Paris." Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania and New York buyers must pay appropriate sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.