Caption
View of the pavilion of the Portuguese colonies at the 1885 World's Fair in Antwerp, Façade du Pavillon des Colonies Portugaises, page, photomechanical print, Antwerp, clichémaker: Meisenbach's Autotype Company, c. 1880 - in or before 1885, Meisenbach's Autotype Company, photographer, clichémaker, paper, autotypie, height 167 mm x width 233 mm, world fair, world exhibition, Wereldtentoonstelling 1885 (Antwerp), Period, 1885-05-02 - 1885-11-02, A large ornate building facade with striped vertical towers topped by bulbous domes, arched windows and decorative circular windows, a semicircular decorative panel above the entrance, a row of arched recesses along the wall, and columns with ornate capitals; a tall lamp post with a hanging light stands near the entrance; several small wheeled carts and platforms line the street in front, along with a cylindrical object on the pavement; flags fly on poles above parts of the structure and nearby roofs; a person stands in the entranceway and another figure is visible near the foreground; the scene is rendered in a vintage monochrome style.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B09_168
License type
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Available size
49.7Mb (9.1Mb) / 16.2in x 11.9in / 4874 x 3564 (300dpi)