Adolphe Braun, Panoramic View Of Paris, C. 1860

Signed albumen print, circa 1860.

Panoramic view of Paris taken from the heights of the Louvre Palace.

On the left, the Church of Saint-Germain-de-l’Auxerois is recognizable by its Gothic façade and rose window. To its left stands the belfry, adjacent to the town hall of the 1st arrondissement.

The Haussmann-style building separates the Place du Louvre from the riverbank.

We follow the curve of the Seine: the first bridge visible is the Pont Neuf, which cuts across the tip of the Île de la Cité. On the Seine, you can see floating bathhouses—which were very popular at the time—as well as large moored barges.

In the far background, the silhouette of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris stands out, along with the dome of the Panthéon.

- Photo size: 22.5 x 49.3 cm, mounted on a mat

Adolphe Braun (1812–1877) was one of the most influential photographers in Europe during the 19th century.

He founded the famous Braun & Cie in 1847, which grew into a veritable empire of the image with stores in Paris, London, and New York.

Equipped with an innovative panoramic camera, the Pantoscope, Braun became a pioneer of large-scale panoramas.

Having become the official photographer of Emperor Napoleon III, and later of Pope Pius IX, Adolphe Braun also documented key moments in French history.

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