Original announcement announcing the funeral of Théophile GAUTIER.
Original announcement announcing the funeral of the impeccable poet. Copy having belonged to Anatole France whose address is mentioned on the back.
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Original announcement announcing the funeral of the impeccable poet. Copy having belonged to Anatole France whose address is mentioned on the back.
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Théophile GAUTIER (1811-1872)
Original announcement announcing Gautier's funeral.
A large octavo page on mourning paper.
Handwritten address and postmark on the fourth sheet.
[Paris. October 23, 1872]
Copy having belonged to Anatole France whose address is mentioned on the back.
“The impeccable poet”, according to Baudelaire, died on October 23, 1872, at his home. He is buried in the Montmartre cemetery, in Paris.