Paul-Émile Miot
1868
Valparaiso (Chile), back of Hoa Hakananai'a photographed on the deck H. M. S. Topaze

Albumen print
Vatican (Holy Hearts' Fathers of Picpus)
This photograph was used on the cover of Jo Anne Van Tilburg, 2006, Remote Possibilities: Hoa Hakananai'a and HMS Topaze on Rapa Nui (London).
 
Formerly in the collection of Pierre Marc Richard, sale Beaussant Lefèvre (8 June 2011).
 
Further clarification on the location and ownership of this photograph is requested. alan@luminous-lint.com
 
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