Sale 218 Lot 122

PORTRAITS OF JEAN-PIERRE BOYER AND TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE 19th-century French copperplate engraving depicting paired profile portraits of two prominent figures in Haitian history: Jean-Pierre Boyer, President of the Republic of Haiti, and Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution; both shown in military uniform with epaulettes and laurel-branch decoration. The finely hatched linework is typical of French biographical print series of the period, identified by the inscribed captions below the image reading "Boyer, Président de la République d'Haïti" and "Toussaint Louverture," with the plate further captioned "En Amerique." Unframed. Image: 4 x 5 inches; sheet: 5 x 6.5 inches
$80-120