Early albumen photograph of the French author and publicist Émile Zola [1840–1902] in his youth. Photographer: Jean Gut & Cie., Zurich – Baden, 19th century.
Zola, the leading writer of the Naturalist movement in France and a prominent figure in the country’s political liberalization process. The foremost advocate for proving the innocence of the Jewish French officer Alfred Dreyfus through a series of articles published in the French press, foremost among them the famous “J’accuse.”
Size: 11×7 cm. Very good condition.
