Hôtel du Bourgtheroulde, Rouen

Edmond Bacot

1852–54

Hôtel du Bourgtheroulde, Rouen by Edmond Bacot

Medium

Salted paper print from glass negative

Dimensions

33.6 x 24.9 cm (13 1/4 x 9 13/16 in. )

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1995

Accession Number

1995.96.14

Tags

BuildingsArchitecture

Art Historical Context

Step into the elegant world of 19th Rouen with Edmond Bacot's *Hôtel du Bourgthere, Rouen* (1852–54), a salted paper print that masterfully captures the Renaissance splendor of this historic hotel. Nestled in Normandy, France, the Hôtel du Bourgtherould exemplifies Flamboyant Gothic and early Renaissance architecture, with its intricate stone facades, ornate carvings, and half-ted charm. Bacot, a pioneering French photographer, documented such architectural treasures during photography's infancy, preserving them with remarkable fidelity for future generations. Printed from a glass negative us...

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