Bidspirit auction | Edouard Manet Etching PORTRAIT OF

Edouard Manet Etching PORTRAIT OF CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, FULL FACE [BAUDELAIRE DE FACE] - Antique Etched Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Full Face, Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), after a photograph by Félix Nadar (French, Paris 1820–1910 Paris) - BAUDELAIRE DE FACE [Charles Baudelaire de Face] | A bust length portrait depicting the French poet wearing a suit and bow tie | Signed by Manet in plate lower right of corner of image ”Manet” | Engraved on laid paper | Inscriptions: Lower left margin: Paint et Gravé par Manet 1865 [Painted and engraved by Manet 1865]; Lower right margin: Imp. A. Salmon | Marked in pencil O/E and A (Artist proof of an open edition) | Appears to have an oval stamp or chop in lower right corner of sheet (indecipherable) | Plate marks present | Approx. Size: Sheet: 11.25” H x 8.5” W; Plate: 3.5” x 3.25” | The subject, Charles Baudelaire (French, Paris 1821–1867 Paris), was photographed by Félix Nadar in 1862; and Manet used the photo as a starting-point for Baudelaire portrait.