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Pavilion Richelieu, Louvre, Paris

1856–57

Édouard Baldus

(French, 1813–1889)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
salted paper print, albumenized, from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1991.160
Public Domain
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Location
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The New Louvre, created in the 1850s, was one of the grandest of Napoleon III’s building projects.

Description

In 1854, Édouard Baldus and two other artists were commissioned to record construction of the New Louvre. New wings joined the Louvre Palace, started in the late 1100s, to the Tuileries Palace, begun in 1564. The Pavilion Richelieu, completed shortly before this photograph was taken, originally housed governmental offices and only became part of the Louvre Museum in 1993.
A vertically oriented salted paper and albumenized print depicts the grand stone facade of the Pavillon Richelieu in muted browns. A high, curved roof sits above a triangular pediment filled with sculpted figures. Below, levels of windows are flanked by ornate columns and recessed statues. At the base, three arched entrances lead into the ground floor, fronted by a cobblestone plaza with tall street lamps. An inscription reads PAVILLON RICHELIEU above the central portal.

Pavilion Richelieu, Louvre, Paris

1856–57

Édouard Baldus

(French, 1813–1889)
France, 19th century

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