Title

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, with his family, 1882. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, with his family, 1882. Eiffel's (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889, staged to celebrate the centenary of the French Revolution. Built entirely of iron, the Eiffel Tower remained the tallest building in the world until 1930. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1900, 2nd album, Editions MD, Paris.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1882

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C52_285

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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