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7.5 x 6.5 cm
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Claudius Couton was born in 1837. He was a French photographer who started his career at Vichy (France) in 1863. He later opened photo shops in Nice and in Clermont-Ferrand (France). He took part in photographic exhibitions in France.
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Hand-coloured photograph of Charikleia Cavafy at a young age. She is depicted in profile view, wearing her hair in an artful way. The logo of the photo workshop on the verso.
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French
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Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Couton, Claudius. “Photograph of Charikleia Cavafy”. Photograph, n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S03-F26-SF002-0016 (1994), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S03-F26-SF002-0016.
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- Couton, Claudius (Authority)
- Cavafy (Fotiadi), Charikleia (Subject)