Artist
Édouard Baldus(French, born Prussia, 1813–1889)French, born Prussia, 1813–1889
CultureFrench
Titles
- Vieux Louvre, Paris
Date1855–1856
PlaceParis, France
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 12 3/8 × 17 3/8 in. (31.4 × 44.2 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 25 3/16 in. (47.9 × 63.9 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 25 3/16 in. (47.9 × 63.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, the Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.247
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in negative, recto, BLC: "No 80"
Inscribed in ink on recto of mount, lower right corner: "Louvre - front toward the Seine. Paris"
Centered right border of mount: "16"
Inscribed in ink on recto of mount, lower right corner: "Louvre - front toward the Seine. Paris"
Centered right border of mount: "16"
Facsimile signature stamp BR of mount: "E. Baldus"
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