Los 4005

Baldus, Édouard
(1813-1889)Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuilleries, Paris

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuilleries, Paris. ca. 1855. Albumen print mounted to board (minimal foxing). 20,8 x 27,8 cm (31,7 x 44 cm). Stamped "E. Baldus" in black ink below image on mount, annotated "EB16" and "Tuilleries" in pencil on recto and verso.

This image shows the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, a victory arch commissioned by Napoleon I in 1806 to commemorate his military victories and honor the French army during the Napoleonic Wars. Prints of this image are held in the collections of the Getty Museum and the Library of Congress. – Some light fading and signs of silver mirroring visible along edges, some surface irregularities, otherwise a strong tonal print in very good condition.