Description: Title: No. 25. La Tour Saint-Jacques. The series:This auction is for a stereoview from the “(vues de Paris)” series, which presents images of Paris as it then was in the late 1850s and early 1860s. There are roughly two hundred numbered views in the series, including some with the same style of mount and label but lacking the (vues de Paris) title. The artist:There is nothing printed on any of these by an artist claiming authorship of these works. A small number from this series represent imperial residences, and a small number of those are clearly from the same negatives as views published by Florent Grau. Grau used as a marque the initials “G. A. F.”, which were his initials in reverse order. I bring this up to suggest that some, perhaps all, of the works in this series are by Grau. Feel free to contact me with evidence for or against this attribution. Many of these have a rubber-stamp on the reverse for A. Hautecoeur, but he was a print and photograph dealer, not a photographer. The History:La Tour Saint-Jacques began life as the bell tower of the Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la- Boucherie early in the 16th century. The church was demolished in 1793, but the tower was left in place. At its base, in the waste land around it, a market developed. In the mid 1800s it was decided that this Paris antiquity would be preserved, while many others were being swept away. The market was removed, the tower restored, and the surrounding land redesigned as a park. A succession of architects and engineers were involved, with the work being completed by Ballu in 1858.We are looking at the tower from the southeast, after plantings have taken root and the square around the tower has begun to look like an urban park. Beyond it, the north side of the rue de Rivoli looks much as it does today, in the Paris we now know.This view has the rubber stamp of A. Hautecoeur on the reverse.
Price: 12.95 USD
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-10T21:45:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Color: Black & White
Image Color: Black & White
Title: 25. Tour Saint-Jacques (vues de Paris). (early 1860s)
Material: Cardboard, Paper
Region of Origin: Europe
Brand/Publisher: Florent Grau, maybe
Subject: Landscape
Type: Stereoview & Stereoscope
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Production Technique: Stereoview
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Number of Items: 1
