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This is a photograph of a courtyard. The image shows a small courtyard with cobblestone paving. In the center, there is a decorative stone archway with baroque architectural detailing and a potted plant inside. On either side of the archway are doors, one of which is partially open. Above the courtyard, there are wrought-iron balconies attached to the building facade, with windows covered by curtains. Two wooden barrels are located on the ground. The structure has an aged elegance with textures of stone and iron indicating its historical character.
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This is a photograph of a courtyard. The image shows a small courtyard with cobblestone paving. In the center, there is a decorative stone archway with baroque architectural detailing and a potted plant inside. On either side of the archway are doors, one of which is partially open. Above the courtyard, there are wrought-iron balconies attached to the building facade, with windows covered by curtains. Two wooden barrels are located on the ground. The structure has an aged elegance with textures of stone and iron indicating its historical character.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Ancien Hôtel des Parlementaires, 3 Rue des Lions

Eugène Atget

Date
c. 1910
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 22 × 18 cm (8 11/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2015.19.4651
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Brenda and Robert Edelson Collection, 1998)
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • gelatin silver print
  • architecture
  • Paris
  • Urban scene
  • Plant
Provenance

Brenda and Robert Edelson, Baltimore, MD; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Inscription

on verso, by unknown hand, along top in graphite: Ancien Hotel des Parlementaires / 3 Rue des Lions; top right corner: 3895; bottom left corner: 80.2.11.3; stamped along bottom twice in brown ink: E. Atget / Rue Campagne-Premiere, 17bis

NGA object ID 170445. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.