362 - Based on a work by CHARLES FICHOT (Troyes, 1817 – Paris, 1903)

Based on a work by CHARLES FICHOT (Troyes, 1817 – Paris, 1903) Paris, 1867: Panoramic view of the World’s Fair and the capital Woodcut, supplement to the Illustrated London News, London, July 6, 1867, titled in the lower margin PARIS 1867, inscribed at the top “supplement to the Illustrated London News, July 6, 1867.” Signed (?) on the print in the lower left corner: Ch. Fichot. Heavy wear and foxing. Framed under glass. Dimensions: 125.5 x 51.5 cm Published in the height of summer 1867, as the World’s Fair drew millions of visitors to Paris, this monumental view captures in a single glance the capital transformed by the Second Empire. In the foreground, the vast oval palace of iron and glass erected on the Champ-de-Mars, surrounded by the park’s picturesque pavilions, epitomizes the ambition of this celebration of industrial progress. Beyond it stretch the Seine and the monuments of Paris, from the Arc de Triomphe to Montmartre and from the dome of Les Invalides to the Panthéon. Thanks to its size and the richness of its details, this print ranks among the most spectacular images of the 1867 Exposition.