Louvre, Façade rue de Rivoli, Paris

Created 1855

Curatorial Overview

“Baldus took up photography in the 1840s and became renowned for his architectural views. In 1854, he was commissioned to record construction of the New Louvre, Emperor Napoleon III’s project to build wings that would join the Louvre and Tuileries Palaces and create a vast courtyard.”

Mediumalbumen print

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OriginFrance

InstitutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art

Accession No.2021.214

Credit LineGift of William and Margaret Lipscomb

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Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889)

Photography • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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