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Art Institute of Chicago

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Charles Marville — Market of the Patriarchs (Marché des Patriarches)
Charles Marville

Market of the Patriarchs (Marché des Patriarches)

1862

Daily commerce unfolds in this carefully composed albumen print, which preserves both the social rhythms and physical textures of Second Empire Paris.

Medium
Albumen print

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