Etienne CARJAT (1828-1906), photographer, notably... Lot 55

Etienne CARJAT (1828-1906), photographer, notably famous for his photographic portrait of Charles Baudelaire. Set of three signed autograph letters addressed to his "dear Pierre". The first, signed Et. Carjat, with printed letterhead "Et. Carjat & Cie photographes, 10 rue Notre-Dame de Lorette, au rez de chaussée", dated January 30, 1873, in which the photographer gives his recipe for medication to treat anemia. "...take morning and evening a quarter of raw meat, minced with salt and pepper to make the thing pass, and sprinkle the whole, afterwards, with a glass of old burnt brandy. Then in the morning and evening, when getting up and going to bed, a bowl of cold broth, very strong, washed down with a claret glass of old roussillon". One page in-8, in brown ink. The second autograph letter, also signed Et. Carjat, written in blue ink, on a Saturday at 5 a.m., in-8 format, asks his interlocutor for money. "I am for a few weeks in an atrocious situation. I cannot on paper give you details, but if fortune is less unfavorable to you than to me, and you can immediately dispose of 100f in my favor, you will greatly oblige me." The last is signed Etienne Carjat, in which he recommends his young friend Jacques Ballieu. One page in-8, in brown ink.