Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Édouard Baldus (1813-89)
Tuileries 1855
Salted paper print | 31.3 x 44.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2584461
Photograph of the Tuileries enclosed by railings and triumphal arch. In foreground is a massive building site with piles of stone blocks of different sizes.
This photograph is part of an album of prints presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a memento of their state visit to France from 18-27 August 1855. The album shows landmarks on the route of the Chemin de Fer du Nord, by which they travelled between Boulogne and Paris
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Creator(s)
Édouard Baldus (1813-89) (photographer)
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31.3 x 44.8 cm (whole object)
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Presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Geography
- Travels & exploration
- Royal visits & tours
- Royal visits & tours-France
- Royal visits & tours-France 1855
- Royal visits & tours-France
- Royal visits & tours
- Travels & exploration
- Places
- Europe
- France
- Île-de-France [France]
- Paris [France]
- Tuileries Palace [Paris]
- Paris [France]
- Île-de-France [France]
- France
- Europe
- visual works
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