Antique, Boudoir Cabinet Card of Woman by Walery of Paris

This antique photograph, printed by D. Hutinet, is circa 1880s and was discovered at the Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen. It measures 8.5" x 5" and is considered a "boudoir" cabinet card because of its larger size. This type of cabinet card was often used for landscape photos because of its larger area.

The reverse of the cabinet card shows that Walery was the recipient of numerous professional awards for his photography.

Thank you to the National Portrait Gallery (https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp14017/walery) for their information on Walery:

Walery (active 1884-1898), Photographer
Artist associated with 197 portraits
Walery was the byline adopted by two photographers, a father and son, who used it as their working name. The elder, Count Stanislaw Julian Ostrorog (1830-90) was born in Lithuania. After a spell in the Turkish Army, he moved to London around 1857, becoming a British citizen in 1862. He first set up a photographic studio in Marseilles and then in Paris, which he sold in 1878, before opening a studio in London on Conduit Street and later on Regent Street. On his death in 1890, his son Stanislaw Julian Ignacy, Count Ostrorog (1863-1935) continued the business. Between 1890 and 1900, he partnered with photographer Alfred Ellis to become Ellis and Walery. In 1900 he moved to Paris and opened a studio there.

*****Condition: Please note there is edge wear and bowing/curving to the card. I am not sure if this can be remedied but I suggest placing the card between linen and pressing between two heavy books. This may flatten the photo. Also, the easel is not for sale; only the photo is for sale.

Thank you for looking.