A stereoview depicting the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, with the arcaded colonnade and mansard-roofed facades receding in perspective toward a vanishing point. A gas lamppost stands in the foreground on the cobbled street, with horse-drawn carriages faintly visible beneath the arcades. The composition is taken from the roadway looking along the axis of the street, emphasizing the uniform architecture characteristic of the Second Empire redevelopment of the thoroughfare.
The handwritten caption on the reverse identifies the subject as the Rue de Rivoli, consistent with the tissue-mount format and hand-applied coloring typical of French tissueviews produced for viewing with backlighting.
Photographer/publisher: Unknown
Period/date: circa 1860
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Fair; overall yellowing and scattered foxing to the mount, a rust-colored stain at upper center of the recto, wear and rubbing to the corners and edges of the mount, tissue support age-toned with visible pink and grey hand-coloring showing bleed-through, otherwise stable.
Reverse: Handwritten inscription in ink: "Rue de Rivoli - Paris", with a partially legible printed or stamped number along the right edge.
Keywords: France, Paris, tissueview, street architecture, Rue de Rivoli
Photographer Biography:
No verified biographical information available.
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