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Rue Saint-Jacques (fifth arrondissement)

1865–1866
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.
Street and shop signs were a common feature of Old Paris. Marville often focused on those that referred to the world of picture making. In this photograph, the high walls of buildings slated for demolition are plastered with peeling posters and fading painted advertisements featuring the words peinture (painting), collage de papiers (paper collages), estampe (prints), and, in the middle of it all, imagerie (imagery). This is, in fact, the historical heart of the print publishing district, not far from where Marville got his start as an artist.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rue Saint-Jacques (fifth arrondissement)
  • Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
  • Date: 1865–1866
  • Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
  • Dimensions:

    image: 30.8 x 27 cm (12 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Classification: Photographs
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs