Two wrestlers facing off. Photographic postcard by Walery, 190-.

  • Walery.
Date:
[between 1900 and 1909?]
Reference:
2046762i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Two wrestlers facing off. Photographic postcard by Walery, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of two men grappling wearing dark skin-tight garments. One of the wrestlers looks towards the viewer.

Publication/Creation

[Paris?] : E.L.D.(Ernest-Louis-Désiré Le Deley), [between 1900 and 1909?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.8 x 8.9 cm

Lettering

Ceinture de devant. Constant le boucher. Ebeilé. Gentlemen! Take your partners. I never could waltz. (written in pencil, verso) Inscription in French written in black ink on verso.

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Constant (Le Boucher) Lavaux (1877-1961) wrestles with his opponent Ebeile, in a pose remincent of dancing, and which could easily be interpreted with a 'gay eye'."

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2046762i

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  • Unlabelled photograph album

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