Description

Henri Lefort (1852-1916)

Henri Lefort: Portrait of Victor de Swarte, 1900

Original etching with remarks

Proof on fine wove paper, mention in ink under the subject ‘Dessiné et gravé à Frépillon par Henri Lefort 1900’, presence of the dry stamp of the Société des Amis de l’Eau Forte, publisher and printer.

Margins. Dimensions of the leaf : H. 457 mm x W. 315 mm – Dimensions at the watermark : H. 415 mm x W. 300 mm.

Victor de Swarte ( Dunkerque, 1848 – Paris, 1917 ), High civil servant, private secretary of the Minister of Justice (1876). Chief of staff of the President of the Senate (1879). Paymaster General of the Haute-Marne (1880-1904). Republican activist under the Empire and then under the conservative Republic. Distinguished economist and contributor to several journals of political economy and statistics. Amateur of Flemish art. Founder of the Société septentrionale de gravure, in Lille.