Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Paris

c. 1860s

albumen print from collodion negative

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Completed in 1836, the Arc is dedicated to the armies of the French Revolution and the Second Empire and has gained additional symbolic force with each war fought by the French.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Completed in 1836, the Arc is dedicated to the armies of the French Revolution and the Second Empire and has gained additional symbolic force with each war fought by the French.

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