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Photograph - General View Taken from the Small Staircase; Construction of the Paris Opéra
  • General View Taken from the Small Staircase
    Louis-Emile Durandelle, born 1838 - died 1917
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General View Taken from the Small Staircase; Construction of the Paris Opéra

  • Object:

    Photograph

  • Place of origin:

    Paris, France (made)

  • Date:

    1867 (photographed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Louis-Emile Durandelle, born 1838 - died 1917 (photographer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative

  • Museum number:

    E.2343-1990

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case TEC

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The new Opéra in Paris was designed by Charles Garnier and constructed between 1861 and 1875. Its highly decorated Neo-Baroque style perfectly reflected the confidence and grandeur typical of Parisian architecture at this time. Louis-Emile Durandelle specialised in photographs of construction and industry during this period of intense activity in Paris. This photograph is one of a series that conveys the monumental task and manual effort involved in constructing the Opéra.

Physical description

Photograph of construction work on Paris Opéra House.

Place of Origin

Paris, France (made)

Date

1867 (photographed)

Artist/maker

Louis-Emile Durandelle, born 1838 - died 1917 (photographer)

Materials and Techniques

Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative

Dimensions

Height: 28.2 cm, Width: 38.4 cm, Height: 37.8 cm sheet, Width: 48.9 cm sheet

Descriptive line

Photograph of construction work on Paris Opéra House by Louis-Emile Durandelle, made in Paris, 1867.

Exhibition History

Aspects of Architecture: photographs from the V&A (Graves Art Gallery 22/09/2004-22/01/2005)

Labels and date

The New Paris Opéra was designed by Charles Garnier and constructed between 1861 and 1874. Its highly decorated Neo-Baroque style perfectly reflected the confidence and grandeur expected of architecture in Paris at this time. Durandelle specialised in photographs of construction and industry during this period of intense activity in Paris. These photographs are part of a series that conveys the monumental task and manual effort involved in constructing the building. [22/09/2004]

Techniques

Albumen process

Subjects depicted

Paris; Construction; Opera houses

Categories

Architecture; Photographs

Collection code

PDP

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