Built by Catherine de Medici in the sixteenth century it was burned down by the Communards during the seige of Paris of 1871.
Tuileries Palace (Paris, France)
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Quinet, Achille, 1831-1900 :Ruins of the Tuileriers Palace, Paris
Date: [ca 1870s]
By: Quinet, Achille, 1831-1900
Reference: PA7-50-19
Description: Photograph of the ruined shell of the Tuileries Palace, Paris Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Title; Backing board recto - bottom right - Achille Quinet; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 3 The Palace was set fire on 23 May 1871 during the suppression of the Paris Commune. The fire lasted for 48 hours and entirely consumed the palace. The ruins of the Tuileries stood on the site for eleven years. It was demolished in 1883. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: 190 x 247 mm on card 225 x 284 mm
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Fair, A :Cabinet cards of the Paris Commune 1871
Date: 1871
Reference: PAColl-0749
Description: Set of cabinet cards of the Paris Commune and the resultant damage to the buildings. They include the exterior and interior of the Tuileries Palace; the Chateau de St Cloud and the area aound it; a barricade of cobblestones on the Place Vendome with artillery in the foreground; looking towards the Colonne de Vendome with Communards on their barricade; the topped Colonne de Vendome; a firing squad in a square assassinating a clergyman, possibly the Archbishop of Paris; and a view over Paris towards the Seine showing ruined roofs and buildings. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 9 b&w original photographic print(s).
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Walsh album 1
Date: 1882-1890
From: Walsh, Philip, 1843-1914 :Photograph albums
By: Foy Brothers (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Pulman (Firm); Scowen, Charles T, active 1870s-1890s
Reference: PA1-q-255
Description: Album of views in Auckland, Thames, Coromandel and Papanui (all New Zealand), Norfolk Island, Egypt (including the Suez Canal), Aden, Bombay, Ceylon (including Colombo), Victoria (including Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne), Kilkenny, Paris, Bordeaux and London. The photographs were collected by Philip Walsh, and include photographic copies by Josiah Martin of paintings by Walsh himself. The photographers include Josiah Martin (Auckland), Foy Brothers (Thames), Pulman (Auckland), and Charles T Scowen (Colombo). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Brown leather bound album, impressed with black and gold pattern; 35 x 27 cm