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Charles Marville, the pseudonym of Charles François Bossu ( Paris 17 July 1813 – 1 June 1879 Paris ), was a French photographer, who mainly photographed architecture, landscapes and the urban environment. He used both paper and glass negatives.
From 1862, as official photographer for the city of Paris, he documented aspects of the radical modernization program that had been launched by Emperor Napoleon III and his chief urban planner, Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann.
An exhibition of one hundred photographs by Charles Marville, who documented the transformation of Paris under Haussmann's urban planning. See his poetic views of old and new Paris, from medieval streets to modern boulevards and monuments.
May 4, 2014 · Learn about the life and work of Charles Marville, a 19th-century photographer who documented the transformation of Paris under Haussmann. See his stunning views of old and new Paris, as well as his architectural and landscape studies.
French, 1813–1879
Jan 31, 2014 · Marville started out as an illustrator of books and magazines, specializing in landscapes and cityscapes. The tricks of that trade are apparent in his early photographs, which fill the first of...
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