Des photographes pour l'empereur : les albums de Napoléon III

Some photographers for the Emperor : Napoleon III's albums

From february 18 to may 16 2004

19th c. art (1848-1914)
History
Photography

Napoleon III's reign corresponds to the development of commercial and artistic photography. This sovereign understood all its promising future and different applications: documents, archives, political propaganda, industry development and new aesthetics.

Bibliothèque nationale de France - Richelieu - Galerie de photographie

58 rue de Richelieu
75002 Paris - France

01 53 79 59 59

Hours :


	from 10 am to 7 pm Sunday from 12 pm to 7 pm
	Bank holidays, Monday

Admission :

Admission fee : 3 €

Concessions : 2 €

Félix Jacques Antoine Moulin, Pictures of Algeria. Oran Province. "Boghari, arab horse", 1856-1857, © BnF, Fontainebleau