Studio TALBOT signed, Beautiful elegant woman in an evening gown, Belle Époque, Circa 1910

Full-length portrait of an elegant, smiling woman in an evening gown, fashion photograph.

Vintage silver gelatin print mounted on card, signed in ink in the lower margin, mounting board printed on the reverse with the photographer's letterhead 25 rue Royale, Paris.

The Talbot studio was one of the most important pre-war studios. It is known in particular for its fashion portraits from the Belle Époque.

"These photographs, focused on current events in fashion design, also reflect a broader social and artistic scene. Two hundred personalities from the theater, dance, and high society appear individually in the photographs, making 25 rue Royale a clearly very popular address." (Excerpt from the website of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de la Ville de Paris, which holds numerous photographs and prints by Talbot.)