Lot Essay
The majority of the negatives date from circa 1856 - circa 1859. It seems likely however that the album was compiled and many if not all of the prints made in the early 1860s. See also lot for a companion volume of Spanish architectural subjects including one French subject by Baldus.
Titles of plates are as follows:
Palais des Tuileries No. 31 11 x 17 in.
Louvre No. 107 12 3/8 x 17 in.
Place Napoléon (Louvre) 13¼ x 16 3/8 in.
Pavillon Sully, Louvre 16 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.
Pavillon Richelieu, Louvre 17 x 13 in.
Pavillon Richelieu No. 76 13 3/8 x 17¼ in.
Pavillon Colbert No. 48 17 x 13¼ in.
Pavillon Turgot No. 78 17¼ x 13 3/8 in.
Pavillon [de l'Horloge] Louvre 17 x 13¼ in.
Porte de la Bibliothèque No. 106 17 3/8 x 13¼ in.
Partie des Tuileries - Louvre (Façade vers
la Seine) 13 x 17¼ in.
Détail Porte Bibliothèque - Rue Rivoli 17¼ x 12 5/8 in.
Pavillon du Louvre (Rue Rivoli) 16 x 13 in.
Partie du Louvre 12 7/8 x 16 3/8 in.
Ancienne Bibliothèque No. 75 16½ x 12 7/8 in.
Pavillon de Rohan 16 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.
[Panorama de Paris] 11 x 17 in.
Hôtel de Ville No. 14 13 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.
Place de la Concorde No. 35 10½ x 16 5/8 in.
La Madeleine No. 29 13 1/8 x 17 1/8 in.
Notre Dame No. 34 17 x 13 in.
[Notre Dame from the Seine] 13¾ x 17¼ in.
Eglise des Augustins Paris 16 x 12 5/8 in.
Saint Augustin No. 56 12 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.
Eglise de la Trinité Paris 16 1/8 x 12¾ in.
Eglise Ste. Clotilde Paris 16 x 12 7/8 in.
Sainte-Clotilde Détail No. 63 13 x 16¾ in.
Luxembourg Paris No. 93 11 x 17 in.
Sainte Chapelle No. 38 16 5/8 x 13 in.
Les Invalides No. 25 17¼ x 13¼ in.
Panthéon Paris 12 7/8 x 16¼ in.
Arc de l'Etoile 12 x 15¾ in.
[Détail Le Départ, Arc de Triomphe] 16½ x 12 in.
[Détail l'Apothéose de Napoléon] 15¾ x 11 5/8 in.
Titles of plates are as follows:
Palais des Tuileries No. 31 11 x 17 in.
Louvre No. 107 12 3/8 x 17 in.
Place Napoléon (Louvre) 13¼ x 16 3/8 in.
Pavillon Sully, Louvre 16 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.
Pavillon Richelieu, Louvre 17 x 13 in.
Pavillon Richelieu No. 76 13 3/8 x 17¼ in.
Pavillon Colbert No. 48 17 x 13¼ in.
Pavillon Turgot No. 78 17¼ x 13 3/8 in.
Pavillon [de l'Horloge] Louvre 17 x 13¼ in.
Porte de la Bibliothèque No. 106 17 3/8 x 13¼ in.
Partie des Tuileries - Louvre (Façade vers
la Seine) 13 x 17¼ in.
Détail Porte Bibliothèque - Rue Rivoli 17¼ x 12 5/8 in.
Pavillon du Louvre (Rue Rivoli) 16 x 13 in.
Partie du Louvre 12 7/8 x 16 3/8 in.
Ancienne Bibliothèque No. 75 16½ x 12 7/8 in.
Pavillon de Rohan 16 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.
[Panorama de Paris] 11 x 17 in.
Hôtel de Ville No. 14 13 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.
Place de la Concorde No. 35 10½ x 16 5/8 in.
La Madeleine No. 29 13 1/8 x 17 1/8 in.
Notre Dame No. 34 17 x 13 in.
[Notre Dame from the Seine] 13¾ x 17¼ in.
Eglise des Augustins Paris 16 x 12 5/8 in.
Saint Augustin No. 56 12 3/8 x 16 3/8 in.
Eglise de la Trinité Paris 16 1/8 x 12¾ in.
Eglise Ste. Clotilde Paris 16 x 12 7/8 in.
Sainte-Clotilde Détail No. 63 13 x 16¾ in.
Luxembourg Paris No. 93 11 x 17 in.
Sainte Chapelle No. 38 16 5/8 x 13 in.
Les Invalides No. 25 17¼ x 13¼ in.
Panthéon Paris 12 7/8 x 16¼ in.
Arc de l'Etoile 12 x 15¾ in.
[Détail Le Départ, Arc de Triomphe] 16½ x 12 in.
[Détail l'Apothéose de Napoléon] 15¾ x 11 5/8 in.