Charles Marville, Promenades de Paris - Bois de Boulogne, ca. 1853–70 II
Summary
Looking across lake towards small pavilion, men and women seated under pavilion, boy seated beside lake, trees and parkland stretched out in background.
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.
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Date
1853
Source
State Library of Victoria
Copyright info
public domain