962 - Unknown (19th century), East facade of the Palais du Louvre, circa 1880, albumen print

Unknown (19th century), East facade of the Palais du Louvre, circa 1880, albumen print Unknown (19th century): View of the Palais du Louvre, east façade with colonnades, on the street with a passing carriage, Paris, France, c. 1880, albumen print Technique: albumen print, mounted on cardboard Inscription: Stamped lower right on the back: "G Crilpa Paris 49 Rue Vivienne". Date: c. 1880 Description: Featuring a carriage and pedestrians sitting on benches. Inscribed in the center at the bottom of the mount. Original photograph with high sharpness of detail. An early example of travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from bourgeois circles traveled throughout Europe. At that time, taking photographs required a great deal of time and expensive, cumbersome equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of professional photography studios on site, which allowed them to bring back a memento from afar for those who stayed at home or to collect as souvenirs. The photographers captured the most famous sights of their hometowns and traveled themselves to photograph their clients’ most popular destinations, offering these images as albumen prints. Ancient art treasures were also photographed and offered to travelers. The high-quality photographs of sculptures and frescoes continued to make an important contribution to documenting art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who previously had to rely on tracings or engravings if they could not view the original for themselves. Keywords: 19th century, Historicism, Architecture, France, Size: Cardboard: 31.0 cm x 36.8 cm (12.2 x 14.5 in), Image: 18.0 cm x 25.3 cm (7.1 x 10 in) Condition: Good condition. The photograph is in excellent condition. The cardboard has discolored slightly due to its age.