Rond-Point des Champs Elysées, France, 19th century
Français : Une vue du Rond-Point et de la fontaine circa 1880
Hippolyte Bayard Molinos Montmartre c.1842
Deutsch: Hippolyte Bayard (1801–1887): Windmühlen, Montmartre c.1842 English: Hippolyte Bayard (1801–1887): Windmills, Montmartre c.1842 Español: Hippolyte Bayard (1801–1887): Molinos, Montmartre c.1842 Fran... More
Notre Dame, and St. Michael bridge, Paris, France, ca. 1890-1900
Notre Dame, and St. Michael bridge, Paris, France. Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Paris, Panorama De La Cite, No. 52 LACMA M.2008.40.172
France, circa 1850s, printed circa 1850s Photographs Albumen print Image: 8 1/4 x 11; Mount: 12 3/4 x 16 3/4; Mat: 16 x 20 The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquire... More
Julien Pauvre 01 France, 19th century
The Facade of Saint Julien le Pauvre, Paris. Albumen print, 8.5×7 in. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Paris, France, late 19th... More
Le Bon Marché department store in Paris 1867
Bon Marché store ca. 1867. (source) Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Le Lapin Agile vers 1890, France, 19th century
Français : Le Lapin Agile à Montmartre (Paris). Public domain photograph of restaurant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Louvre and Tuilerie, France, 19th century
Tuileries Palace under the Second Empire. Destroyed by fire in 1871. Français : Palais des Tuileries sous le Second Empire. Détruite par un incendie en 1871.
Édouard Baldus, Paris - Panorama, between 1851 and 1870
Panoramic view of Paris, looking toward Ile de la Cité from the Louvre.
La Tour Dagobert Paris ïle de la cité
Français : La Tour Dagobert, dans l'enclos canonial, au n°20 de la rue Chanoinesse. Elle a été détruite en 1909. Photo extraite de L'Enclos canonial au XVIIIe siècle, Commission du Vieux-Paris, année 1908.Bibl... More
Lapin agile, France, 19th century
Au Lapin Agile Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Marché de la rue Mouffetard en 1896
Français : Marché en bas de la rue Mouffetard, en 1896, partie devenue rue de Bazeilles en 1897. English: Paris street market located at the bottom of Rue Mouffetard in 1896.
Hôtel de Lauzun ou Hôtel de Pimodan - Cour intérieure, côté sud - Pari...
Cour intérieure, côté sud Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Marville Percement av Opera 1877
Français : Percement de l'avenue de l'Opéra, Paris. Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 October 1879) - French photographer born in Paris was appointed as the official photograph... More
Paris Glorie De La Republique Francaise - A black and white photo of a...
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Between Rue de l'Échelle and Rue Saint Augustin - demolition
The severity of the demolition depicted here between the rues de l'Échelle and Saint Augustin was not unusual for the Second Empire. The renovation and construction of new public roadways and parks oftentimes n... More
Arts et Métiers (Ancien Modèle) - Public domain old map
Arts et Métiers (Ancien Modèle) Along with the wholesale redrawing of the map of Paris, Baron Haussmann transformed the urban experience by commissioning and installing tens of thousands of pieces of street fu... More
Café de le Nouvelle Athènes. (before 1900)
Café de la Nouvelle Athènes, Paris, Place Pigalle Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grands Magasins du Louvre - French postcard, Public domain image
Grands Magasins du Louvre Domaine public Public domain scan of the vintage Paris France postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Henry Fox Talbot, View of the Boulevards of Paris, 1843
In the text accompanying this image, the second plate in William Henry Fox Talbot's The Pencil of Nature, Talbot commented upon the egalitarian nature of photography: "the instrument chronicles whatever it see... More
BALDUS attributed FACADE HOTEL PARTICULIER PARISIEN 1855
Attributed to Edouard Baldus, FAÇADE D'UN HÔTEL PARTICULIER PARISIEN, VERS 1855
Galerie Anglaise - Google Art Project
View of the English Gallery exhibiting sculptures and paintings at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 in Paris.
Barricades rue Saint-Maur. Avant l'attaque, 25 juin 1848. Après l’atta...
Barricades rue Saint-Maur. Avant l'attaque, 25 juin 1848. Après l’attaque, 26 juin 1848. Technique et autres indications : Daguerréotypes Avant l'attaque : 11,2 x 14,5 Après l'attaque : 12,2 x 14,5 cm Lieu de C... More
Funérailles de Victor Hugo, France, 19th century
Français : Aspect du Panthéon dans l'après-midi du 1er juin 1885
Viaduc du Point du Jour - Les Travaux Publics de la France
Viaduc d'Auteuil Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Charles Marville - Demolition of Butte des Moulins for Avenue de l'Opé...
Construction for the Avenue de l'Opéra officially began in 1854, though it was not until 1873 that it received its name (it was originally called "Avenue Napoléon"). The avenue was initially opened in 1864 and ... More
Hôtel Scipion Atget 4 - A black and white photo of a man standing in f...
Photo by Atget of the internal courtyard of the Hôtel Scipion in 1899. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Paris, France, late 19th... More
Rue Boutebrie, France, 19th century
View of rue Boutebrie in Paris by Eugène Atget in 1899. Note the advertissement for the Perlinpinpin powder (in french : poudre de Perlinpinpin) Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his pho... More
View of Exposition Universelle from Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889
660. Exposition Universelle de 1889. -- Vue sur Auteuil, prise de la Tour Eiffel. ND. Phot. View of the Exposition Universelle on the Champ de Mars with Seine on the right, taken from arched balcony of Eiffel ... More
Rue de Constantine, Paris, by Charles Marville
“Rue de Constantine, Paris” Français : Vue de l'ancienne rue de Constantine (Île de la Cité, actuelle rue de Lutèce) dont la partie occidentale, appelée initialement rue de la Draperie (1183), puis rue de la ... More
The Tuileries After Its Destruction by the Communards
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Paris Panorama 1846 001
Deutsch: Panorama von Paris Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bisson Frères, Porte St. Denis, ca. 1860
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eugène Atget, Street Musicians, 1898–99
Organ-grinder, Paris. Français : Joueur d'orgue, Paris. Deutsch: Leierkastenmann, Paris. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Par... More
Exposition Universelle 1867 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication ima...
Exposition_Universelle_1867 Public domain scan of artwork in the Rijksmuseum, Netherlands, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pont d'Arcole à Paris - NYPL Digital Collections
Pont d'Arcole and the north tower of Notre-Dame de Paris.
Siege of Paris 1870 Balloon, France, 19th century
The Neptune, the first balloon used to carry mail during the en:Siege of Paris, being prepared for launching, 23 September 1870 Français : Le «Neptune», sur la place Saint-Pierre de Montmartre. Ce ballon, ten... More
Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895
Train wreck at Montparnasse Station, at Place de Rennes side (now Place du 18 Juin 1940), Paris, France, 1895. Български: Останки на локомотив при железопътно произшествие на гара Монпарнас, Париж, Франция, 1... More
Impasse des Provençaux - Charles Marville
Français : L'impasse des provençaux, Paris Ier arrondissement Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 October 1879) - French photographer born in Paris was appointed as the official ... More
Henri Giffard's balloon being prepared for ascent, Tuileries, Paris, 1...
Henri Giffard's huge balloon being prepared for ascent from Tuilerie Gardens, Paris. (Note the burned-out ruins of the Tuileries Palace in the background.)
Maison Dorée, France, 19th century
Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Édouard Baldus - Seine avec ses ponts
Deutsch: Seine mit Brücken, im Hintergrund Notre-DameFrançais : Seine avec ses ponts, dans le fond de Notre-Dame de ParisEnglish: Seine with bridges, in the back Notre-Dame de Paris
Cour du Louvre ca. 1865-ca. 1895
Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library Accession Number: 15/5/3090.00390 Title: Cour du Louvre Architect: Louis Tullius Joachim Visconti (French (born Italy), 1791-1853) A... More
Hôtel Scipion cour Atget 2
Internal courtyard of the Hôtel Scipion in Paris. At that time the place was devoted to backery for public hospitals in Paris - Photo by Atget in 1899 Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for h... More
Charles Marville, Rue de Glatigny, ca. 1853–70
Looking along cobbled lane with plaque on wall branching off on left reading: Rue Haute des Ursins, lantern in bracket on corner of building, arched doorway on right. Charles Marville (born Charles François Bo... More
Paris flower sellers 1898, France, 19th century
Flower sellers in the streets of Paris in 1898. Public domain photograph - historical image of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Paris1890s1, France, 19th century
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The Tuileries after the Commune
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MHNT PHa 659 P 030, France, 19th century
Depicted place: Place Charles-de-Gaulle
Paris - Le boulevard de la Madeleine, 1870-1899
A view of the Boulevard de la Madeleine in Paris, one of the four “grands boulevards” in Paris, filled with horses and carriages, and the corner of the Église de la Madeleine to the left.
Paris 1848 - Daguerreotype, Public domain
One of the first Daguerreotype, showing barricades during en:June Days Uprising.
Henri Giffard's balloon above rooftops, Paris, 1878
Mr. Henri Giffard's balloon, high above rooftops over Paris. Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Streets of Paris 1, 1870s–80s - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Paris, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Édouard Baldus, Panorama de la Cité
Deutsch: Seine mit Brücken, im Hintergrund Notre-DameFrançais : Seine avec ses ponts, dans le fond de Notre-Dame de ParisEnglish: Seine with bridges, in the back Notre-Dame de Paris
Édouard Baldus, Plaster Model of an Ornamental Oeil-de-Boeuf for the N...
Fulfiling his commission to document the construction of the New Louvre "stone by stone," Baldus made thousands of photographs of plaster models and finished statuary as well as ornamental stonework. Although ... More
Pont de Grenelle - Les Travaux Publics de la France
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P. Emonts - Demolition of Butte des Moulins for Avenue de l'Opéra
Construction for the Avenue de l'Opéra officially began in 1854, though it was not until 1873 that it received its name (it was originally called "Avenue Napoléon"). The avenue was initially opened in 1864 and ... More
Paris. Notre-Dame Cathedral, ca. 1865-ca. 1895
Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library Accession Number: 15/5/3090.01571 Title: Paris. Notre-Dame Cathedral Photographer: L. P. Photograph date: ca. 1865-ca. 1895 Buildin... More
Eugène Atget, Street Paver, 1899–1900 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Men paving street, Paris, France. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Paris, France, late 19th and early 20th centuries. He captur... More
Paris 1871 - after Commune, France, 19th century
Avenue de la Grande Armée as viewed from Place de la Porte Maillot. (Not certain, but most probable- see talk page. Original caption as uploaded:"Champs-Élysées, Paris, after Commune, photograph taken by an ... More
Paris years - Jelka Rosen, France, 19th century
Paris years - Jelka Rosen († 1935) & Ida Gerhardi (†1927) as art students [most probably Académie Colarossi, Montparnasse, Paris.]
Theatre de la Renaissance, 1890
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The new spire of Notre Dame de Paris, 1865
In 1844, after having undergone structural and aesthetic damage during earlier Parisian political revolutions, the Notre Dame Cathedral was renovated under the direction of architect Viollet-le-Duc. The work do... More
Marville-Gare Montparnasse, France, 19th century
Français : La gare Montparnasse après la Commune de Paris Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 October 1879) - French photographer born in Paris was appointed as the official phot... More
Charles Marville, Rue du Contrat Social de la rue de la Tonnellerie
Rue du Contrat Social de la rue de la Tonnellerie Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 October 1879) - French photographer born in Paris was appointed as the official photographer... More
Eugène Atget, Street Paver, 1899–1900 - Library of Congress
Men paving street, Paris, France. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Paris, France, late 19th and early 20th centuries. He captur... More
Hôtel de Ville after the Commune (original)
Locals and tourists alike gawked at the remains of the Paris city hall, built beginning in 1532 and completed nearly a century later. Along with treasured paintings and sculptural decoration, historically prec... More
Japanese Satsuma pavillion at the French expo 1867
Japanese Satsuma pavillion at the French expo 1867.
The Hötel de Ville after the Commune
Locals and tourists alike gawked at the remains of the Paris city hall, built beginning in 1532 and completed nearly a century later. Along with treasured paintings and sculptural decoration, historically prec... More
Édouard Baldus - Notre-Dame de Paris
Public domain image related to 13th-14th-century architecture, medieval castle, cathedral, historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Club Francais-English Ramblers 1898
Français : Équipe du fr:Club français, le 26 décembre 1897. Rencontre contre les English Ramblers au vélodrome du Parc des Princes.
Exécution de Clément-Thomas et Lecomte, Paris, 18 mars 1871
Execution of generals Jacques Léon Clément-Thomas and Claude Lecomte, Rue du Chevalier-de-La-Barre (formerly Rue des Rosiers), during the first uprising of the Paris Commune on 18 March 1871.
Flower girls in the streets of Paris, France - American Stereoscopic C...
Flower sellers in the streets of Paris in 1898. Public domain photograph of procession, parade in France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barricades pres de Ministere de la Marine et l'Hötel Crillon, grayscal...
Barricades during the Paris Commune, near the Ministry of Marine and the Hotel Crillon.
Eugène Atget, Organ-grinder, 1898–99
Organ-grinder, Paris. Français : Joueur d'orgue, Paris. Deutsch: Leierkastenmann, Paris. Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Par... More
Marville, Charles - State of the Hôtel de Ville of Paris after the fir...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 O... More
Rue-Censier, France, 19th century
Français : Historical photography of rue Censier in Paris by Charles Marville (1816-1879) Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 October 1879) - French photographer born in Paris wa... More
William Henry Fox Talbot (British - Carriages Before a Paris Residence...
Public domain photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 19th-century artistic early photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description William Henry Fox Talbot was a British scientist... More
Chemin de fer dOrleans. Gare de Paris - Les Travaux Publics de la Fran...
Public domain photograph of train station building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pont dArcole a Paris - Les Travaux Publics de la France
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Charles Soulier, Panorama de Paris - Pris de la tour Saint Jacques, ca...
Photograph shows view of Notre-Dame de Paris rising above Ile de la Cité.
Streets of Paris 2, 1870s–80s - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan...
Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Vendôme Column After Being Torn Down by the Communards
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Carriages and Parisian Townhouses - Getty Mu...
In May 1843 William Henry Fox Talbot went to Paris with his assistant Nicolaas Henneman. A year later, with Talbot's support, Henneman established the first photographic printing firm in Reading, England. They... More
Club Francais-English Ramblers 1898 B
Français : Équipe du fr:Club français, le 26 décembre 1897. Rencontre contre les English Ramblers au vélodrome du Parc des Princes.
Place Maubert - Atget bis, France, 19th century
View of the place Maubert in 1899 in Paris by photographer Eugène Atget (1857-1927) Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Paris, Fran... More
Charles Marville, Impasse Briare (de la Cité Coquenard)
Impasse Briare (de la Cité Coquenard) Charles Marville (born Charles François Bossu; 13 March 1813 – 19 October 1879) - French photographer born in Paris was appointed as the official photographer of the city... More
Eugène Atget - Rue des Prêtres-Saint-Séverin
Français : Rue_des_Prêtres-Saint-Séverin Eugene Atget, the French photographer, is best known for his photographs of the architecture and street scenes of Paris, France, late 19th and early 20th centuries. He... More
Henri Giffard's balloon over Eglise Saint Roch, Paris, 1878
Captive balloon of Henri Giffard (aka Henry Gifford), over Paris, low above Saint Roch church. Collecting card with caption Vues et Monuments de Paris.
Notre Dame, Paris, 1850s - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan Muse...
Notre Dame, Paris Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Paris1890s3, France, 19th century
Picryl description: Public domain image of Paris, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Japanese Delegation to 1867 Paris World Fair
The Japanese delegation to the 1867 Paris World Fair. The young central seated individual is Akitake Tokugawa, half-brother to Shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa, the last of the Shogun rulers. He visited Europe on an ... More
La Tour Dagobert Paris ile de la cité
Français : La Tour Dagobert, dans l'enclos canonial, au n°20 de la rue Chanoinesse. Elle a été détruite en 1909. Photo extraite de L'Enclos canonial au XVIIIe siècle, Commission du Vieux-Paris, année 1908.Bibl... More
Pont de Sully a Paris - Les Travaux Publics de la France
Picryl description: Public domain image of Paris, France, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bateau-mouche, Paris, 1899, France, 19th century
Français : Sur le bateau-mouche devant le pont des Saints-Pères. Photographié par Eugène Trutat (1840-1910) en mai 1899.
Place Maubert - Atget, France, 19th century
View of place Maubert in Paris in 1899 by the photographer Eugène Atget. Statue of Étienne Dolet, 1886/1889 destroyed in 1942, by Ernest Charles Démosthène Guilbert (French, born in 1848). Eugene Atget, the Fr... More
1867Delegation. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
The Japanese delegation to the 1867 Paris World Fair. The young central seated individual is Akitake Tokugawa, half-brother to Shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa, the last of the Shogun rulers. He visited Europe on an ... More
Aerial view of Paris from Henri Giffard's balloon, 1878
Grand balloon de Henri Giffard (aka Henry Gifford), high aerial view of Paris from balloon.
Gustave Le Gray, Pavillon Mollien, 1859
Standing opposite a newly built pavilion of the Louvre, Gustave Le Gray made this photograph when the sun's position allowed him to best capture the details of the heavily ornamented facade, from the fluted co... More
Gustave Le Gray, West facade of the Sully Wing, 1859
West facade of the Sully Wing, Louvre Palace, Paris. Public domain image of 19th-century Paris - architecture, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description