Item No: #4719 27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes. Achille Quinet.
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes
27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes

Set of 27 Cabinet Cards

27 Cabinet Cards of Paris Scenes

Quinet, Achille

Notes: A set of 27 cabinet cards measuring 6-3/8 by 4-1/4 (16.2 by 10.8 cm), with images slightly smaller.

The sepia-tone albumen photographs depict architectural scenes in Paris and the surrounding areas. The images, most titled in the negative and a few on the mount, include Place de la Concorde; Chateau de Fontainebleau; Palais des Tuileries; Notre-Dame; Tour St. Jacques; and Eglise de la Trinité.

Quinet (1831–1900) was a photographer and inventor—he patented the Quinetoscope, the first twin-lens stereoview camera, and he developed the first vertical photograph enlarger. This collection is an example of his commercial work, photographs of Paris buildings and monuments. Quinet was a member of the Sociéte Française de Photographie from 1876 to 1894, and he exhibited his work at the Universal Exposition of 1878.

Edition + Condition: One image has small areas of loss; the rest are fine or nearly so.

Publication: (Paris): Achille Quinet, (ca. 1870s?).

Item No: #4719

Price: $1,000

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