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Faed, Thomas : Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "Evangeline."

George Stinson & Co., Portland, ME

Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustrated portrait of Evangeline Bellefontaine, the eponymous, fictional character of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie. Evangeline is shown in her signature dress and cape as she sits on a wall overlooking a scenic landscape. Photo tipped in on paper card. No date, circa 1873-1880s. 2 1/2" x 4." Title printed in bottom margin on front. Copyright information printed on back which identifies the publisher as George Stinson & Company of Portland, Maine. George Stinson & Co. was active from 1873-1894. CDV is very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few tiny marks on front, slight offsetting on back, and minuscule wear to surfaces and extremities. A Very Good copy. Original carte de visite illustrated portrait photograph of the fictional character, Evangeline Bellefontaine, from Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie (1847). The poem is about the steadfast love between Evangeline and her partner, Gabriel Lajeunesse, who were separated during the Expulsion of the Acadians, and Evangeline's search for him. This illustrated portrait of Evangeline was made by Thomas Faed (1825-1900), a Scottish artist. The carte de visite was a small souvenir photograph that often came in the form of an albumen print which consists of a photo mounted on a paper card. CDVs were commonly traded among collectors like trading cards. Louis Dodero (1824-1902) is credited with inventing the CDV in 1851 although Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi (1819-1889) was the first to patent the CDV in 1854. CDVs were very popular through the 1860s but were soon overtaken by the larger cabinet card in the early 1870s.. Illustr.: Faed, Thomas. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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