Original albumen photograph of the illustrious Eiffel Tower, almost 125 years ago, during the Universal Exhibition of 1889.
Original albumen photograph of the Eiffel Tower during the 1889 Universal Exhibition in Paris.
Photographer unknown.
9.5 cm x 12 cm.
Good condition conservation, some normal stains considering the document is over 120 years old.
The Eiffel Tower, located in Paris, is the symbol of France and the most visited paid monument in the world. It was designed by Gustave Eiffel to be the entrance to the 1889 Universal Exhibition.
Albumen prints allowed for greater contrast and more detailed images than salted paper (the previous photographic process). It was the most common process in the world until 1880, gradually decreasing until 1895.
Here we have one of the first photographs of the most symbolic monument in the French capital.
