Caption

City Hall of Paris seen across the Seine, stereograph, inscription: 'Banselin optician Ft. 14. R. de Seine. Paris.', Paris, c. 1860 - c. 1880, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 84 mm x width 175 mm, townhall, Stadhuis (Paris), A sepia-toned photographic view showing a long ornate stone building with mansard roofs, dormer windows, decorative cornices, and tall chimneys, stretching across the riverside. In front of the building is a stone embankment with an arched bridge opening and a metal-trussed bridge span extending over dark water. Lower on the river are covered wooden platforms and long narrow boats moored alongside, some with awnings and visible seating. Trees and small lampposts dot the embankment, and the sky above is pale and empty.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B09_404

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Rights managed

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52.6Mb (11.7Mb) / 21.8in x 9.4in / 6536 x 2812 (300dpi)

Keywords

City Hall Paris across Seine stereograph inscription Banselin optician Ft 14 R de Seine c 1860 - c 1880 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 84 mm x width 175 mm townhall Stadhuis sepia-toned photographic view showing long ornate stone building mansard roofs dormer windows decorative cornices tall chimneys stretching across riverside front building stone embankment arched bridge opening metal-trussed bridge span extending dark water Lower river covered wooden platforms long narrow boats moored alongside awnings visible seating Trees small lampposts dot embankment sky pale empty