Sale 212 Lot 138  

THEOPHILE LEFEBVRE (French, 1811 - 1860). Double Portrait of Mahdara Qal Tawalda Madhen, an Ethiopian educated in France, Double portrait of Maderakal (or Maderkal), a Tigreen man from Ethiopia, published in the mid-19th century. The sheet was included in the book titled: Voyage en Abyssinie" (Voyage to Abyssinia). Mahdara Qal Tawalda Madhen was discovered as an orphan by the French explorer Théophile Lefebvre during his travels in Ethiopia and taken to France, where he studied on a French government scholarship. Published in Paris by Arthus Bertrand. Unframed. Not mounted or laid down. - Image: 11 x 17.5 inches; sheet: 12.5 x 19.5 inches
Estimate $150-250

Sold for $80

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