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Black and white portrait of Pierre-Fidèle Bretonneau (1778–1862), physician and author of the treatise "l'Esculape". Printed text on the reverse details his birth in St-Georges-sur-Cher, his medical work, and his death in 1862. The publisher is S.E.R.G., Paris, with a notice of prohibited reproduction. The card bears a 0.50 franc postage stamp and a circular postmark from Tours dated February 17, 1962.