Original 11 x 14 inch Dupont photograph of the great French soprano shown seated with her dog, boldly signed and inscribed in red ink in 1902 across the image and mount to her English teacher: "A ma bonne chere amie Ida Esquerré / mon gentil Professeur d'Anglais qui m'a appris a lui dire: I love you. / Emma Calvé 1902." [To my good dear friend...my kind Professor of English who taught me to say: I love you..."]
Original 11 x 14 inch Dupont photograph of the great French soprano shown seated with her dog, boldly signed and inscribed in red ink in 1902 across the image and mount to her English teacher: "A ma bonne chere amie Ida Esquerré / mon gentil Professeur d'Anglais qui m'a appris a lui dire: I love you. / Emma Calvé 1902." [To my good dear friend...my kind Professor of English who taught me to say: I love you..."]