Maire – 7th Hussars 1809 – 15 (actually Marechal des Logis – Sergeant)

4th in collection of 15 original albumen sepia print photographs; full-length portrait of hussar wearing the Médaille de Sainte Hélène and other medals, in shako, holding sabre, looking right, indoors. 4th in collection of 15 original albumen sepia print photographs; full-length portrait of hussar wearing the Médaille de Sainte Hélène and other medals, in shako, holding sabre, looking right, indoors. Photographed by Erwin Hanfstaengl (also known as Erwin frères, a German photographer), around 1863, who began working in Paris in 1861, at 4, Rue Frochet, 4, en face la Rue Breda. This is based on the similar photographic portraits of Dorigny and Bonneville on which the photographer's name appears, and the similarity in the backgrounds of several carte de visites. (information courtesy of Wouter Lambrechts, Antwerp, Belgium)