Lot no. 238
First Communion.
Avignon, , Bonnet,, s.d. [1868]..
Leaflet in folio (28.6 x 20.4 cm), green percaline folder, double cold framing and imperial arms of Eugénie de Montijo on the first cover (Period binding).
Long poem in alexandrines composed on the occasion of the first communion of the young imperial prince Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, the dedicatee of these verses.
The booklet is set in a folder embossed with the arms of the Empress Eugénie, mother of the communicant.
Slight soiling to the folder and minor rubbing, pale freckling to the text.
A second poem celebrating the same event is included:
DUFOUR (Alfred). La Première Communion. Tribute to H. H. the Prince Imperial. 4 May 1868. 2 p. folio.
Source
- Empress Eugenie (arms).
- Osenat sale, Christopher Forbes Collection, 6 March 2016, lot no. 34.
Bibliography
OHR, pl. 2660, close to iron no. 2.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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