986 - Unknown (20th), Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris, around 1900, albumen paper print

Unknown (20th), Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris, around 1900, albumen paper print Unknown (20th century): Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris mit Pfedekutschen, c. 1900, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Cardboard Inscription: Inscribed at the bottom of the glass plate: "1599. P.Z.- Paris. L'Arc de Triomphe de L'Etoile". Date: c. 1900 Description: Historical impression from France. View of the Place de l'Étoile in Paris with the famous, monumental triumphal arch, which was built from 1806 in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte. Original photograph with high detail sharpness. An early example of travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from bourgeois circles travelled around Europe. At that time, photographs could only be taken at great expense in terms of time and with expensive, unwieldy equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of the professional photographer's studios on site, so that they could bring back a souvenir from their holiday home or collect them as mementos. The photographers photographed the most famous sights in their home towns and cities and travelled themselves to photograph their customers' favourite destinations and offer them as albumen prints. Ancient art treasures were also photographed and offered to travellers. The high-quality photographs of sculptures and frescoes continued to make an important contribution to documenting the art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who had previously had to rely on copies or engravings if they were unable to view the original themselves. Keywords: 20th century, Historicism, Architecture, France, Size: Cardboard: 16,4 cm x 22,2 cm (6,5 x 8,7 in) Condition: Good condition. Along the upper edge with fine creases and individual small surface damages. There is a small dark stain at the top left.