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Charles Nègre — Paris: Pavillon de l'Horloge, the Louvre
Charles Nègre

Paris: Pavillon de l'Horloge, the Louvre

1855

Part of Nègre's influential portfolio of photogravures, this architectural study demonstrates the photographer's ability to render the monumental grandeur of Parisian landmarks with remarkable tonal subtlety.

Medium
Photogravure, from the portfolio Charles Negre: Treize Heliogravures, 1854-1857

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Charles Nègre, Paris: Pavillon de l'Horloge, the Louvre, 1855

Part of Nègre's influential portfolio of photogravures, this architectural study demonstrates the photographer's ability to render the monumental grandeur of Parisian landmarks with remarkable tonal subtlety.

Medium
Photogravure, from the portfolio Charles Negre: Treize Heliogravures, 1854-1857
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Documentary, 19th Century, Paris, Historical, Photogravure, Urban Landscape, Architecture, Louvre

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art