Paris: City Hall, 1851

Title

Paris: City Hall

Photographer

• Unknown

Production Place

• France

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Calotype on vellum mounted on cardboard

Material

• silver particles
• paper

Technique

• calotype

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture
• city view

Main Motif

• building
• bridge
• Seine
• Paris
• Pont d'Arcole (Paris)
• Hôtel de Ville (Paris)
• Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville (Paris)
• France

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (FRANCE) (FRANCE)
• 61E(PARIS) names of cities and villages (PARIS)
• 61F(PONT D'ARCOLE (Paris)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PONT D'ARCOLE (Paris))
• 61F(HÔTEL DE VILLE (Paris)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (HÔTEL DE VILLE (Paris))
• 61F(PLACE DE L'HÔTEL-DE-VILLE (Paris)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PLACE DE L'HÔTEL-DE-VILLE (Paris))
• 61D(SEINE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SEINE) (SEINE)

Secondary

• 46C112 bridge
• 46C21 ships (in general)
• 25H213 river