Honore de Balzac, French novelist Finish:20-pack by William Barlow

by William Barlow

with crown and laurels: 'Mr CLAUDET PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE QUEEN'

c1497 (1870)

crown and coat of arms in the surround below

Honore de Balzac, French novelist Finish:20-pack by William BarlowHonore de Balzac, French novelist, c1845 1890. Balzac (1799 1850) qualified as a lawyer, but abandoned the legal profession for literature. He was a prolific author of novels and, in particular, short stories, some of which are regarded as being amongst the greatest in the French language. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845 1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L'Arcade, Paris 8, 1845 1890.