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Charles Marville

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WA-00028378

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ329387 ULAN500022569

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984–1985

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Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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French Photographs: Daguerre to Atget

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1945

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Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3810
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About

Why this artist matters now

Charles Marville was a French photographer and printmaker active in the mid-nineteenth century, known for his documentary photographs of Paris during the Second Empire and the city's transformation under Haussmann's urban renewal. Working primarily in albumen print and etching, he created extensive visual records of Parisian streets, monuments, and architecture that serve as invaluable historical documentation of the period. His work bridged the technical development of early photography with the traditions of architectural and topographical printmaking.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (69)

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Rue Neuve-Coquenard (from the Rue Lamartine)

1870 · Albumen silver print

32.6 x 27 cm (12 13/16 x 10 5/8 in. )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vaudeville, Paris

1868 · Albumen silver print from a wet-collodion glass negative

10 5/8 × 13" (27 × 33.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Passage des Deux-Soeurs de la rue Lafayette

1867 · albumen print

image/sheet: 34.3 × 27.2 cm (13 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.) overall: 71.12 × 55.88 cm (28 × 22 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Rue de la Bûcherie, du cul de sac Saint-Ambroise (fifth arrondissement)

1866 · albumen print

image/sheet: 32 x 27.1 cm (12 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.) mount: 60 x 42.5 cm (23 5/8 x 16 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Cour Saint-Guillaume

1866 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 34.2 x 27.2 cm (13 7/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche (from the Rue de la Huchette)

1866 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

35.9 x 27.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 11/16 in. )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rue Traversine (from the Rue d'Arras)

1866 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

34.8 x 27.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in. )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Rue de Constantine]

1866 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

27.3 x 36.8 cm (10 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rue des Prêtres-Saint-Germain-l' Auxerrois

1866 · Albumen silver print

11 13/16 × 10 1/2" (30 × 26.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rue du Cygne Seen from Rue Mondétour

1866 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

11 3/4 × 10 9/16" (29.9 × 26.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Halle aux Blés (Intérieur)

1865 · albumen print

image/sheet: 32.4 × 26.7 cm (12 3/4 × 10 1/2 in.) mount: 63 × 44.7 cm (24 13/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Quai de Montebello

1865 · albumen print

image/sheet: 22.8 × 37 cm (9 × 14 9/16 in.) mount: 42.2 × 60.5 cm (16 5/8 × 23 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Candélabre du Palais de l’Industrie

1865 · albumen print

image/sheet: 35.5 × 18 cm (14 × 7 1/16 in.) mount: 62 × 43.7 cm (24 7/16 × 17 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève near the Intersection of Rue LaPlace (Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève prés de carrefour de la rue LaPlace)

1865 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 31.6 × 26.9 cm (12 1/2 × 10 5/8 in.); First mount: 38.7 × 33.4 cm (15 1/4 × 13 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 60 × 42.8 cm (23 3/4 × 16 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rue Chartière (impasse Chartière) de la rue de Reims

1865 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 30.3 × 27.1 cm (11 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.); First mount: 37.7 × 33.5 cm (14 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.); Second mount: 60 × 42.8 cm (23 5/8 × 16 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Rue du Haut-Pave (Pantheon in Distance)

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 20.6 x 37 cm (8 1/8 x 14 9/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rue de Reims, from Rue des Sept -Voies

1865 · Albumen silver print from a glass-plate negative

11 1/4 × 10 1/2 " ( 28.6 × 26.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hôtel de la Marine

1864 · albumen print

image: 36.2 x 23.5 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.) mount: 60.3 x 45.1 cm (23 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Rue Saint-Jacques

1864 · albumen print

image/sheet: 30.6 × 27 cm (12 1/16 × 10 5/8 in.) mount: 60 × 42.6 cm (23 5/8 × 16 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Rue des Lombards, from the rue des Lavandières Sainte-Opportune

1864 · albumen print

image/sheet: 29.5 × 27.1 cm (11 5/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Arts et Métiers (Ancien Modèle)

1864 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 36.6 x 24.1 cm (14 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rue du Contrat-Social, de la rue de la Tonnellerie

1864 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 22.5 x 37.1 cm (8 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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East End, Troyes Cathedral under Restoration, France

1863 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 14 3/16 × 10 11/16 in. (36.1 × 27.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Church of Villeneuve le Comte, Seine-et-Marne (Eglise de Villeneuve le Comte, Seine-et-Marne)

1862 · Albumen print

22.6 × 37 cm (8 15/16 × 14 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (6)

69 published of 87 catalogued · 64 with image

The Met
21 published
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18 published18 img
MoMA
15 publishedof 30 catalogued28 img
Art Institute Chicago
14 published14 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 3 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

33 entries · 2 sources

Passage des Deux-Soeurs de la rue Lafayette
1867 · Nga · 4 prov
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Bois de Boulogne
1858 · Nga · 4 prov
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Rue des Lombards, from the rue des Lavandières Sainte-Opportune
1864 · Nga · 4 prov
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Rue de la Bûcherie, du cul de sac Saint-Ambroise (fifth arrondissement)
1866 · Nga · 4 prov
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Rue Saint-Jacques
1864 · Nga · 4 prov
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The Virtues Crushing the Vices, Strasbourg Cathedral
1853 · Nga · 3 prov
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Statue of Clovis, Church of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris
1856 · Nga · 3 prov
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The Seine from the Pont du Carrousel Looking towards Notre Dame
1853 · Nga · 3 prov
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Salle des Cariatides, au Musée du Louvre
1851 · Nga · 3 prov
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Façade du palais de Fredéric Le Sage, Chateau d'Heidelberg
1850 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Phillips

Institutional

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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Phillips

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink

New York · 1984

Group Exhibition Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography

New York · 1981

Group Exhibition French Photographs: Daguerre to Atget

New York · 1945

Group Exhibition Photography 1839�1937

New York · 1937