Business card

Black and white photograph of Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). Lawyer, seigneur and politician. Patriot.

  • Accession Number 2018.11.41
  • Fabricant / Éditeur C. Dion
  • Date 1860 c
  • Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
  • Technique glued, printed
  • Measurements 10,8 x 7,3 x 0,1 cm
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Historical context

The calling card portrait, patented in Paris in 1854, spread rapidly throughout Europe and North America. To create one, a portrait on photographic paper was glued onto a card the same size as the calling cards in use. These portraits were distributed to family, friends and acquaintances.

This calling card shows Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871), lawyer, seigneur and politician in the early 1860s. A patriot leader during the Rebell...

  • Accession Number 2018.11.41
  • Fabricant / Éditeur C. Dion
  • Date 1860 c
  • Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
  • Technique glued, printed
  • Measurements 10,8 x 7,3 x 0,1 cm
Download PDF file

© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2018.011.0041

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