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THORN, Chevalier Ernest (Moses Thorn, 1853 – 1928). Signed and Inscribed Portrait of Thorn. Paris: Reutlinger, ca. 1900. Seated half-length sepia tone matte finish image of the Austrian/Polish stage illusionist, posed with one elbow resting on a table and his hand held behind his head, the other hand on his hip. Cabinet card format, 6 ½ x 4 ¼”, on printed photographer’s mount. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED on the verso, “Tour full of illusions Ernest Thorn.” Near fine.