Title

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Artist: Eugene Pirou.

Caption

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. 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. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D16_498

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,5Mb) / 12,2in x 15,9in / 3662 x 4769 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male job man men architecture engineering engineer country French France tower metal guy occupation color colour Eiffel Tower location century iron profession rebellion revolution exhibition civil engineer colourised Construction Industry 19th century nineteenth century The Print Collector International Exhibition Paris 1889 Gustave Eiffel photograph portrait French Revolution Gustave Eiffel Eugene Pirou Pirou Eugene Eugène Pirou colorised photograph portrait