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ATTRIBUTED TO ÉDOUARD BALDUS (1813-89)

'The Emperor Napoleon leaving the Tuileries on the morning of the Te Deum, 1855'

1855

albumen print | 14.5 x 22.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2906227

Photograph of a possible moment during the State Visit of Queen Victoria to Paris, France, in August 1855. Emperor Napoleon III leads a procession through the Tuileries palace, on the morning of the service at which the Te Deum was sung. The Arc de Triomphe is visible on the horizon. The Tuileries was a royal palace at the western end of the Louvre palace. It was destroyed by fire in 1871 during the Paris Commune and the ruins were removed finally in 1882.

  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to Édouard Baldus (1813-89) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Napoléon III, Emperor of the French (1808-73)

  • 14.5 x 22.0 cm (image)

  • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • France
          • Île-de-France [France]
            • Paris [Île-de-France]
              • Tuileries Palace [Paris]
              • Arc de Triomphe [Paris]
    • Geography
      • Travels & exploration
        • Royal visits & tours
          • Royal visits & tours-France
            • Royal visits & tours-France 1855
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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