Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris, France
Category
Photographs
Date
1882 - 1886
Materials
Paper
Measurements
264 x 200 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520690.6
Summary
An albumen print photograph depicting the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris, France. There is a sculpture topping the arch, depicting a chariot drawn by horses - this can be used to date the photograph - see note below - between 1882 and 1886. The print is mounted directly onto the page in the album. There is some damage to the photograph: a tear approximately 30 mm long in the top left corner and another tear approximately 50 mm long in the top right corner.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986