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Credit
Two wrestlers facing off. Photographic postcard by Walery, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Two wrestlers facing off. Photographic postcard by Walery, 190-.
- Walery.
- Date:
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Reference:
- 2046762i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
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
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Unlabelled photograph album
Location Status Access Closed stores