Eugène PIROU (photographer), after - Lot 71

Eugène PIROU (photographer), after Official portrait of Marshal Lyautey (1854–1934) Photographic reproduction in an oval frame, mounted on cardboard Dedicated and signed by Marshal Lyautey in pen: “To Mr. Huyard, President of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce, in warm remembrance” Dry stamp: “Photographie Eug. Pirou Mascré Propriétaire Paris 23 rue Royale” 20.4 x 15.4 cm (wear, scratches, and crease marks; soiling and sun damage outside the subject area) Note: Hubert Lyautey, nicknamed “Lyautey the African,” Marshal of France and member of the Académie Française, owes part of his fame to his political and military actions, which established the “French-style” model of colonization and the creation of a protectorate in Morocco. Following the Treaty of Fez in March 1912, he became the first Resident-General of the French Protectorate in Morocco. He implemented a policy of collaboration with religious and civilian elites. After the Treaty of Fez in March 1912, he became the first Resident-General of the French Protectorate in Morocco. He implemented a policy of collaboration with religious and civilian elites. Etienne Huyard served as President of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce from 1919 to 1925.