Sujet

The Empress Eugenie's new Abyssinian page, 1869. Creator: Unknown.

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The Empress Eugenie's new Abyssinian page, 1869. 'The Empress of the French appears to be partial to coloured servitors. Formerly she had a Nubian page, and on his death some time ago she took a young Abyssinian into her service, a clever, intelligent lad, who already speaks French tolerably well, and is a skilful conductor of a velocipede [bicycle]. It is one of the daily duties of this youth to stand immediately behind the Empress's chair at dinner, in front of the line of tall, fresh-coloured, clean-shaven, powdered lacqueys in green, scarlet, and gold liveries who encircle the Imperial dining-table'. From "Illustrated London News", 1869.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A35_106

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Droits gérés

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32,1Mo (2,7Mo) / 32,8cm x 24,5cm / 3876 x 2894 (300dpi)

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