Gustave Le Gray: Seascape: Flotte Française a Cherbourg. 1858, Light albumen print from wet collodion negative, 12-1/2 x 15-7/8 in. (318 x 404 mm), on original mount with red ink signature stamp bottom right., The fleet was assembled to fire salutes on the occaision of the state visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Cherbourg. An extremely rare image, not cited in Janis. Inscribed in period hand on mount: "No. 31" in ink bottom right; 20,847 in ink bottom left; blindstamp "Photographie Gustave LeGray & Co" center bottom. q1399j.