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CDV: assassinated SPANISH statesman GENERAL PRIM
A carte-de-visite portrait of the Spanish statesman General Juan Prim (1814-1870), Conde de Reus, Vizconde del Bruch, and Marqués de los Castillejos. He commanded the Spanish army in Mexico against the troops of Napoleon III. On his return to Spain he joined the opposition and in 1868 took part in the coup that ousted Queen Isabel II. In 1869 General Serrano was elected regent and Prim became president of the council, being created a marshal. It was Prim’s responsibility to find a European royal who would become the next monarch of Spain, one who would not be opposed to being democratically elected, a task he described as being ‘like looking for an atheist in heaven.’ Amadeo of Savoy was considered the most suitable of those who consented, and on 6 November 1870 he was elected King of Spain. However, Prim was assassinated the following month (28 December 1870). Three days after Prim’s death, King Amadeo swore in the presence of the corpse to uphold the new constitution but was himself forced to abdicate in 1873. Photographed by J. Laurent of Madrid. Born Jean Laurent Minier at Nevers, France, in 1816, Laurent was the most active promoter of photography in Spain in the nineteenth century and its most representative and emblematic figure. He moved to Spain in 1843 and took his first known Spanish photographs in 1857. Over the course of half a century he and his studio took thousands of photographs in all the various genres of the time, from reports on public works or street scenes to series on monuments, bullfights, popular types, works of art and celebrity portrait galleries. These he sold in all formats from his shops in Madrid and Paris. His shots of street scenes and human subjects stand comparison with the best of his contemporaries elsew in Europe and his portraits of popular types are, as a rule, excellent, and invaluable for our understanding of Spain at that time. Condition: please see scans. The print shows some small black marks in the area of the background but is otherwise in excellent condition. The mount shows one faint stain on its reverse but is otherwise also in excellent condition, with crisp edges and sharp corners. [See my other listings this week for some more Spanish generals photographed by J. Laurent.] Dimensions: The dimensions of a standard carte-de-visite are approx. 4.1” by 2.5” (105 mm by 63 mm). Be sure to check out all my other auctions on eBay this week! Terms and conditions: I will send you an eBay invoice shortly after the end of the auction. Please make arrangements for payment to reach me within 7 days of receipt of invoice. Preferred method of All goods are sent at your own risk unless you choose to have the item sent to you via registered mail (which includes insurance). Proof of postage can be provided free of charge if asked for in advance. Any bid placed is deemed an acceptance of these terms. Please view my feedback for guarantee of good service. I operate a full refund policy (less postage costs) if any item does not meet with complete satisfaction. Postage and packing: $3.00 (UK), $4.00 (Europe), 
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