Caption

Conseil d'etat & legion d'honneur, View of a destroyed building of the Council of State, photograph, page, 1871, photographer, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 101 mm x width 151 mm, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, palace, A wide, faded photograph shows the upper façades and rooftop areas of a large stone building with rows of rectangular windows and decorative cornices, chimneys and ornate rooftop sculptures along the roofline, and several lower adjoining structures in the foreground with flat roofs, exposed roof interiors, rubble, and partial walls; one rooftop area contains a skeletal glass-roof structure, another has a curved metal framework and a small statue-like figure, and window shutters and damaged plaster are visible on the nearer walls, all rendered in soft sepia tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_226

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.6Mb (6.1Mb) / 14.4in x 10.7in / 4324 x 3197 (300dpi)

Keywords

Conseil d'etat & legion d'honneur View destroyed building Council State photograph page 1871 photographer paper albumen print albumendruk height 101 mm x width 151 mm ruin dwelling house castle palace wide faded photograph upper façades rooftop areas large stone building rows rectangular windows decorative cornices chimneys ornate rooftop sculptures roofline several lower adjoining structures foreground flat roofs exposed roof interiors rubble partial walls rooftop area contains skeletal glass-roof structure another curved metal framework small statue- figure window shutters damaged plaster visible nearer walls rendered soft sepia tones