This sale features an original antique French 1860 stereoview hand-colored Albumen photo card (7x3⅜"). It is titled "Un Mariage Sous Louis XV, No. 12: Le Coucher de la Mariée" (A Wedding Under Louis XV, No. 12: The Bride's Bedtime). This series was produced by French photographers Charles Paul Furne and Henri Tournier around 1859-1860. This card is part of a narrative series illustrating milestones of an 18th-century wedding, likely inspired by a popular 1841 comedy of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. This particular scene, "No. 12," depicts the bride retiring for the night. Please see photos.
