Caption

View of the Valenciennes town hall, L'Hotel-de-Ville de Valenciennes, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Le Nord Contemporain, Revue Artistique & Archéologique', photographer: Lemercier, Valenciennes, cliché maker: Lemercier, c. 1878 - in or before 1882, Lemercier, photographer, cliché maker, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypepie, height 142 mm x width 194 mm, Print on third unnumbered page after page 48., townhall, A sepia-toned photograph of a large ornate building seen from an angle showing its front and side façades, with multiple rows of tall rectangular windows set in decorative stonework and arched doorways at street level, a detailed cornice and sculptural roofline with statues and ornamental elements, and a central tower rising above the roof topped by a spire and housing a circular clock face; the street in front is mostly empty with a few indistinct figures near the building and adjacent lower buildings extending along the right side of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B04_403

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31.3Mb (3.7Mb) / 12.9in x 9.4in / 3884 x 2815 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Valenciennes town hall L'Hotel-de-Ville de Valenciennes page photomechanical print inscription Le Nord Contemporain Revue Artistique & Archéologique photographer Lemercier Valenciennes cliché maker c 1878 - 1882 paper Woodburytype Woodburytypepie height 142 mm x width 194 mm Print third unnumbered page page 48 townhall sepia-toned photograph large ornate building angle showing front side façades multiple rows tall rectangular windows set decorative stonework arched doorways street level detailed cornice sculptural roofline statues ornamental elements central tower rising roof topped spire housing circular clock face street mostly empty indistinct figures near building adjacent lower buildings extending right side image