At the court of Napoleon III in Paris, photography became the toy of the rich and beautiful. Our book presents two protagonists who wrote photo history: a photogenic femme fatale, Italian aristocrat Contessa di Castiglione, and a gifted amateur photographer, Olympe Aguado.

Schirmer/Mosel. Ed by Catharina Berents and Wolfgang Kemp. 160 pages, 80 colour and duotone plates. Size: 24 x 29 cm, hardcover. German edition.

Pub date: November 2022