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Une grande photographie sur albumine du Pavillon des Beaux-Arts, montrant l'intérieur et le dôme. Exposition universelle de 1889. A large albumen photograph of the Pavillon of the Liberal Arts, showing the interior and dome. 1889 World's Fair.
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A large original albumen photograph, showing the World's fair exhibition of 1889, which was held inside the base of the newly constructed Palace of the Liberal Arts. In beautiful sepia tones, the photograph is 400 by 285mm (15Ÿ by 11Œ inches). The photograph is mounted on a stiff cream card backing, which is 53,5cm x 42.5cm. To the base of the photograph is the title and publisher printed in white. The name of the photographer is embossed to the bottom right of the photograph. Overall, the picture is in excellent, clean condition, bar a small area of loss to the bottom left of the shot (not really affecting the image). The backing card is slightly darkened, but in sound condition. There is a pencilled initial to the bottom right of the backing card. This is possibly a monogram of the photographers initials? A beautifully composed photograph showing advertising and architectural details of the period. We have been unable to find another copy of this photograph, although it was clearly used for engravings and postcards (without credit) at the time. The Palace of Fine Arts and the Palace of Liberal Arts were twin buildings constructed for the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition. They were the work of the architect Jean-Camille Formigé. Located on the Champ de Mars, they stood on either side of the Eiffel Tower. They were demolished starting in September 1897 to make way for new buildings for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. Séraphin Médéric Mieusement (1840-1905) was from Gonneville-la-Mallet (Seine-Maritime), and based himself in Blois in the Loire. Initially a portrait photographer, he became a renowned photographer of historical monuments. He was one of the most important French architectural and documentary photographers of the 19th century. He was the official photographer for the Commission des Monuments Historiques: essentially the French state's chief photographer for heritage documentation .
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