Charles Marville, Bois de Boulogne - Maisons de gardes IV, ca. 1853–70

Brick cottage with gabled roof with bichromic tiles, decorative wooden trim along eaves, arched wooden trim inside gable over door, balconette at window under gable, grill gate and fence adjoining house. Guard houses situated near grille fences and gates leading into the Bois de Boulogne. Architect : Gabriel Davioud.

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.