42 Brandès and Leloir, in "Cabotins". 1894. Lithograph.... Lot 42

42 Brandès and Leloir, in "Cabotins". 1894. Lithograph. 300 x 412 [335 x 550]. Delteil 62; Wittrock 53. Printed in olive green. A very fine proof on imitation japan, apart from the vellum print, covered with the red monogram stamp. All margins. Rare: ordinary edition of about 30 proofs (more than half of them stamped). Wittrock lists only 3 proofs like this one on half-japan. Distributed by Kleinmann. 3 000 - 3 500 € A few short fine horizontal broken folds at the edges of the sheet, notably at the mounting tabs. About Marthe Brandès, see n° 40 ; Louis Leloir dit Leloir (real name Louis Pierre Sallot, 1860-1909) was an actor who was appointed member of the Comédie-Française in 1889.