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Portrait of Charles Alexis Henri Clerel de Tocqueville, 1844

Chasseriau, Theodore (1819-56); French. Medium: black lead on paper. Date: 1844. Tocqueville (1805-59); political thinker; 'Democracy in America'; mine de plomb; b/w photo; black and white photograph; signed and dedicated to Madame Alexis de Tocqueville; D 7040; exhibition 'Dessins parisiens des 19e & 20e siecles' Paris, 1976; Provenance: Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France / Giraudon. Photographic Rights The Bridgeman Art Library.