Impasse de l’Essai (du marché aux chevaux) (Impasse de l’Essai from the Horse Market) (fifth arrondissement)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.The horse market that Marville photographed several times featured the artificial Impasse de l’Essai (“try-out alley”), named after its purpose as a place where potential buyers could test an animal’s ability to pull heavy weight uphill.
Artwork Details
- Title: Impasse de l’Essai (du marché aux chevaux) (Impasse de l’Essai from the Horse Market) (fifth arrondissement)
- Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1868
- Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
- Dimensions: image: 24.5 × 36.5 cm (9 5/8 × 14 3/8 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Ville de Paris - Bibliothèque de l'Hôtel de Ville (BHdV)
- Curatorial Department: Photographs