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The Bièvre River (fifth arrondissement)

ca. 1862
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 692
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
The neighborhood around the Bièvre crystallized opposing attitudes toward Old Paris, which was viewed either as a colorful working-class community rich in history or as a putrid, dangerous slum crying out for modernization.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Bièvre River (fifth arrondissement)
  • Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1862
  • Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
  • Dimensions: image: 26.67 × 37.47 cm (10 1/2 × 14 3/4 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs