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Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him

      BISSON FRERES (1841-64)

      Vue Panoramique de Paris

      c.1860

      Albumen print | 34.4 x 85.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2935119

      Framed photograph of a panorama of Paris showing the river Seine running from the bottom right foreground to centre left of photograph. The Notre Dame is visible in the centre, middle ground. There are multiple bridges running across the Seine

      • Creator(s)

        Bisson Freres (1841-64) (photographer)

      • 34.4 x 85.1 cm (image)

      • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

      • Subject(s)
        • Paris [France]
          • Île de la Cité [Paris]
            • Notre Dame [Paris]
        • Places
          • Physiography
            • Rivers
              • Rivers of western Europe
                • River Seine [France]
        • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
          • Architecture
            • Secular architecture
              • Bridges
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