River and bridges at sunset, with buildings, roofs and chimneys in the background, probably the River Seine by the Louvre. There may be a figure. Very indistinct. Done at sunset, at 5.45p.m.
Les ponts en la galerie du Louvre, a 5h.45' Soleil couchant.
White modern paper passepartout tape around edges. Giraux was a supplier of plates.
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Les Pont en la galerie du Louvre a' 5b 15' Soleil couchau.
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River and bridges at sunset, with buildings, roofs and chimneys in the background, probably the River Seine by the Louvre. There may be a figure. Very indistinct. Done at sunset, at 5.45p.m.
Les ponts en la galerie du Louvre, a 5h.45' Soleil couchant.
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Quite poor to read but visible on the image lower right and scratched into the plate is ' 'ALP Giraux et & Co'. On recto mat written in black carbon ink 'Les Pont en la galerie du Louvre a' 5b 15' Soleil couchau.? '. On the backing upper left in brown ink 'Illegible text...el?' and 'No.92' . printed in black ink on the central area is a paper label 'ALPH. GIROUX & CO Rue du Coq L'Honore No.7 a Paris'. A brown ink 1839 is written underneath the label.
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