Title
Paris, the market des Innocents
Caption
Paris, the market des Innocents, with the Fontaine des Innocents (formerly Fountain of the Nymphs) in the middle. The Fountain was designed by Jean Goujon and built by Pierre Lescot (1547-1550).
The market was set up in 1787, when the Cimetière des Innocents was moved out of town.
Les Halles district.
Engraving.
In : Louis Barron, Paris Pittoresque 1800-1900. La Vie - Les Moeurs - Les Plaisirs, Paris, Société Française d'Editions d'Art L.-Henry May, 1899.
Date
1800
Credit line
Photo12/Fondation Napoléon
Reference
NPL07192_005
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 14,5in x 9,1in / 4342 x 2736 (300dpi)