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Rue du Regard

1899

Eugène Atget

(French, 1857–1927)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
albumen print, gold toned
Measurements
Image: 21.9 x 18.1 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1980.35
Public Domain
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Location
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Despite modernization of Paris during the Second Empire, many historic sites were left intact including some hôtels particuliers or private mansions.

Description

This entrance, which looks similar today, led into the courtyard for the “petit hôtel de Guiche,” built in the 1700s, which adjoined the larger “hôtel de Guiche.” Fragments of those buildings have been incorporated into the modern structures that now occupy the land behind the portal. The houses were named for the de Guiche family, aristocrats that occupied them in the mid-1700s. Their son was guillotined in 1794 following the French Revolution.
A vertical albumen print in gold and brown tones depicts the ornate stone facade of a building. At the center, a large, arched entryway with heavy wooden doors is crowned by a carved, bearded face. Horizontal lines score the walls, framing tall windows with vertical metal bars and wooden shutters. Above, a triangular pediment sits beneath the roofline. A pale sidewalk and street anchor the composition at the bottom.

Rue du Regard

1899

Eugène Atget

(French, 1857–1927)
France, 19th century

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