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lot de 3 gravures depicting the Duke of Bordeaux...

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lot de 3 gravures depicting the Duke of Bordeaux in the uniform of Colonel General of the Lancers, his sister Mademoiselle d'Artois drawn from life by Touchard, and the Duke of Bordeaux in coronation costume, titled "St. Henry", bearing on the back an envelope containing a copy of a L.A.S. from the Count of Chambord. This letter written on October 30, 1846 in Frohsdorf evokes the sums intended for the creation of charity workshops in Chambord and the surrounding area, sent by Henry V, with on the back handwritten accounts in ink of April 28, 1847 and the mention "Frohsdorf October 30, 1846, Henry de Bourbon, Duke of Bordeaux (...)". Freckles and stains. Framed (glass missing for one). H. 31.5 x W. 23.5 cm (when viewed) and H. 32 x W. 24 cm.