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LOT 39

Lot 39

Jules-Ernest Livernois (1851-1933), Canadian

Jules-Ernest Livernois (1851-1933), Canadian
Lot 39 Details
Jules-Ernest Livernois (1851-1933), Canadian

ONE CARTE DE VISITE AND ONE CABINET CARD OF WENDAT (HURON) MARIÉ À ÉMILIE OTESSE ZACHARIE, CA. 1870

albumen prints
Photographer's imprints read "Cabinet Portrait J.E. Livenois. Photo. Quebec"; "J.E. Livernois, Photo. Quebec / Marion, Imp Paris"
largest 6.5 x 4.25 in — 16.5 x 10.8 cm

Estimate $700-$900

Realised: $687.50
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Jules-Ernest Livernois (1851-1933), Canadian
  • Jules-Ernest Livernois (1851-1933), Canadian
Provenance:

Picard family by descent
Roger Auger, Quebec, ca. 2010
Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Two rare portraits by early Canadian photographer Jules-Ernest Livernois of Marié à Milie Tesse Zacharie, the wife of the important Wendat Chief François-Xavier Picard Tahourenche (1810-1883). Tahourenche is noted as an important figure in the preservation of Wendat art and culture. In 2008 Tahourenche was designated a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian Government.[1]


These exceptionally rare photographs of Marié à Milie Tesse Zacharie were acquired directly from the family by Roger Auger, Quebec and sold to the present private collection ca. 2010.



[1] Parks Canada Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, “Tahourenche, François-Xavier Picard National Historic Person”. https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=12014

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