Paris. Corps législatif / E. Baldus. – Vintage Print
![Paris. Corps législatif / E. Baldus., [between 1851 and 1870] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/df/df8645789810-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Paris. Corps législatif / E. Baldus. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Paris. Corps législatif / E. Baldus.
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Few buildings in Paris were as closely tied to the politics of the Second Empire as the Palais Bourbon, which housed the Corps législatif, the lower chamber of Napoleon III's government. Édouard Baldus, one of the most accomplished architectural photographers of the period, recorded the building in an albumen print that has been gold toned to deepen its tones and improve its permanence. The picture comes from the album *Paris et ses environs en photographies*, where it is numbered 55 on page 6. Baldus's views of the city's monuments were widely admired for their clarity and careful composition.
| Created / published | [between 1851 and 1870] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : albumen, gold toned. |
| Genre | Albumen prints 1850-1870. |
| Notes | In album: Paris et ses environs en photographies, p. 6. No. 55. |
| Subjects | Government facilities--France--Paris--1850-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,266 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-187319 |
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