Asile impériale de Vincennes: la bibliothèque

MEDIUMAlbumen silver print from glass negative

DIMENSIONSImage: 9 1/8 × 6 3/4 in. (23.2 × 17.2 cm)

COLLECTIONPhotographs

CREDIT LINEGilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005

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THE ARTIST

Charles Nègre pioneered early photography, capturing Parisian street life and architectural grandeur with his innovative techniques.