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Image: Empress Eugenie by Gustave Le Gray (gift from Isma'il Pasha)

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Description: This portrait of the Empress Eugénie was commissioned by the Pasha of Egypt, Isma'il Pasha, from the painter and photographer Gustave Le Gray in 1869 on the occasion of the inauguration of the Suez Canal. He offered it as a gift to Eugénie. The Empress subsequently gave the work to her god-daughter, Madame Pietri, who had accompanied Eugénie on the journey to Egypt.
Title: Empress Eugenie by Gustave Le Gray (gift from Isma'il Pasha)
Credit: L’Impératrice Eugénie par Gustave Legray sur une commande du Pacha d’Egypte, image cropped by the uploader
Author: Gustave Le Gray
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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