Ambroise Anatole Augustin de Montesquiou-Fézensac (1788-1878)

Photograph of a full length portrait of Comte Anatole Augustin de Montesquiou-Fézensac standing, facing towards the camera. He holds a book in his left hand and rest his right hand on a pile of books positioned on a table to his right. He wears a sash and has an order pinned to his jacket.

As well as being a published poet, Ambroise Anatole Augustin de Montesquiou-Fézensac was a French Brigadier General and was General Councillor of the Sarthe, a region in the Pays de la Loire region. From an album of photographs acquired by Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria.