Hôtel de la Marine – Albumen print Circa 1880

Hôtel de la Marine – Antique photograph circa 1880

View taken from the Concorde place, next to the Rouen city statue signed by Jean-Pierre Cortot. The Hôtel de la Marine building has been executed by Anges-Jacques Gabriel : opened in 1774 as the Hôtel du Garde-meuble, he was a forerunner to the National Furniture Storage. The Navy Ministry finally held the building from 1806 to 2015.

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Albumen print affixed to a cardboard mount, circa 1880.

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Condition :
Good. Nice contrasts
Cardboard curved by the time. Frame not included

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Dimensions :
Print size 10 x 14,5 cm / With cardboard 11 x 16,5