Author: Pierre Petit (Photo.)
Title: Joseph Ernest Renan. (B&W Engraving)
Description: Paris: Lemercier, [1800s]. Original B&W gravure. 15.5 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Bump at bottom left corner. Signed in the plate. Scarce. Joseph Ernest Renan (1823 Ð 1892), French expert of Semitic languages and civilizations (philology), philosopher, historian, and writer, devoted to his native province of Brittany. Best known for his influential historical works on early Christianity, and political theories, concerning nationalism and national identity. .

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