Versailles, The Orangerie Staircase, Eugène Atget, 1901

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Versailles, The Orangerie Staircase, 1901, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: x (6 5/8 x 8 9/16in.), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris), Of the thousands of sites Atget photographed in Paris and its environs, Versailles was his chief obsession. He worked there from 1901 until his death, not only because the royal palace was historically preeminent, but because he discovered many truths in the vast gardens

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Size: 5206px × 4076px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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