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Déplacement de la colonne de la Victoire, dite fontaine du Palmier, place du Châtelet, 1er arrondissement, Paris, avril-mai 1858

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Déplacement de la colonne de la Victoire, dite fontaine du Palmier, place du Châtelet, 1er arrondissement, Paris, avril-mai 1858

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Déplacement de la Colonne du Châtelet (Inscribed title)
Etiquette - Etiquette collée sur le carton en dessous de l'image, avec le titre manuscrit à l'encre brune : "Déplacement de la Colonne du Châtelet". En bas à droite, à l'encre noire, le numéro de la collection Marville : "112".
Timbre sec - Sur le carton, tampon sec, en bas au centre sous l'étiquette : "CH.MARVILLE / PHOTOGRAPHE / DES MUSEES NATIONAUX / 75, RUE D'ENFER / PARIS".
Tampon - Tampon ovale à l'encre violette : "VILLE / DE / PARIS", en bas à droite à moitié sur l'image et à moitié sur le carton.
Inscription - Sur le carton, au dessus du coin droit de l'image, au crayon, numéro manuscrit "1".
Inscription - Sur le carton, au verso, en bas à droite, au crayon, numéro manuscrit : "436".
Déplacement de la fontaine du Palmier, place du Châtelet. La colonne de la Victoire et statue en chantier. Echafaudages. Vue prise vers le quai de Gesvres, le pont Notre-Dame, le pont d'Arcole, le pont Louis-Philippe, l'île de la Cité et l'île Saint-Louis. Emplacement du futur théâtre de la Ville. A gauche, on aperçoit l'avenue Victoria, l'Hôtel de Ville et le haut de l'église Saint-Gervais.Devant les palissades qui délimitent le chantier, attroupement de personnes. Ouvriers et contremaîtres. Nombreuses affiches de théâtre, de vente de maisons et de terrains, de mobilier. Placard publicitaire sur l'immeuble au fond: "AU / PONT NOTRE-DAME / ALLEZ Fr.res / QUINCAILLIERS / QUAI de GEVRES 2 / et Rue St MARTIN, 1 / ANCIENNE MAISON du / CYGNE D'OR Près la / PLACE du CHATELET". Colonnes Morris. Fiacres.

Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 October 1879) - French photographer born in Paris was appointed as the official photographer of the city of Paris in the early 1860s. He was one of the first photographers to use albumen printing process, which produced highly detailed and tonally rich prints. He also experimented with salt prints, cyanotype, and platinum prints, 19th-century architecture, and urban landscapes.

Charles Marville was a French photographer born in Paris on 17 July 1813. He began his career as an illustrator and lithographer before turning to photography in the 1850s. Marville quickly gained recognition for his images of Parisian architecture, streets and monuments, which he captured with a keen eye for detail and composition. In 1858, Marville was appointed official photographer of the City of Paris, charged with documenting the urban development and transformation of the city under the direction of Baron Haussmann. Over the next decade, Marville produced thousands of photographs documenting the demolition of old neighbourhoods and the construction of new boulevards, parks and public buildings. Marville's photographs are characterised by their technical precision and artistic sensibility. He used large-format cameras and meticulous printing techniques to create highly detailed images that captured the texture and character of the city. His work has been praised for its documentary value as well as its aesthetic appeal. Today, Marville is considered one of the most important photographers of 19th century France. His photographs are in the collections of major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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