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Boulevard Saint Germain: demolition: Eaux-Fortes Modernes

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Year:
1863
Contributor:
Lalanne, Maxime, 1822-1886 (artist)
Subject:
Boulevard Saint Germain (Paris, France)
Art > Prints
City Planning > Construction
City Planning > Demolition
Public Works > Streets
1852-1870 (The Second Empire)
Extent:
1 etching

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Abstract:
In 1855, the Boulevard Saint Germain was opened to the public and was located between the Quai de la Tournelle and the Boulevard Saint Michel. It was later extended in 1866 from Saint Michel to the Quai Anatole-France, resulting in the demolition of numerous streets and alleys of older Paris. Both the Boulevards Saint Germain and Saint Michel are recognized today as being two of Haussmann's most significant contributions to the newly renovated Parisian roadways. Maxime Lalanne's etching is a typical representation of the urbanization of Paris during the Second Empire. Lalanne, who helped revive etching in 19th century France, often depicted the dismal slums of Paris under the industrialization of the Second Empire.
Notes:
Hillairet, Jacques. Dictionnaire Historique des Rues de Paris. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1961.
J. Paul Getty Museum

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Lalanne, Maxime, "Boulevard Saint Germain: demolition: Eaux-Fortes Modernes " (1863). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:80941/

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