Old polychrome photograph (1880) in its Napoleon III frame. Cheri Rousseau

Old polychrome photograph (1880) photo signed chéri rousseau in saint etienne. Portraits of marie canonnier and jeanne billoud, photographed on june 14, 1880. Blackened wooden frame. Some gaps in the frame. Napoleon III period. 80 X 70 cm chéri rousseau filed a patent in 1876 for the application of paint to photographs using oily ink. He obtained several awards: 6 gold medals at various exhibitions diploma of honor from the academy of fine arts gold medal paris universal exhibition 1878 out of competition paris universal exhibition 1889, member of the jury out of competition universal photography exhibition geneva 1893, member of the jury (source wikipedia).