Notre Dame de Paris
Charles Soulier · early 1860s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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When the popularity of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame drew attention to the church, the state hired architect and preservationist Eugène Viollet-le-Duc to restore it. His renovation, which lasted from 1844 to 1864, modified the cathedral: he added the spire, gargoyles, and griffins. Charles Soulier shows us the church’s front and some of the surrounding neighborhood, bustling with carriages and new construction. One of the major monuments of Paris, the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris was built in the 1100s, renovated in the 1700s, and in need of restoration by the 1800s.
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- Maker
- Charles Soulier (French, 1840–1875)
- Date
- early 1860s
- Medium
- albumen print from glass negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 38 x 30.6 cm (14 15/16 x 12 1/16 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 61 cm (28 x 24 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
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Shown in
- France in the Time of Manet and MorisotMay 10, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026
- Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of ArtFeb 26, 2005 – Jun 16, 2005
- Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent CollectionNov 16, 1997 – Mar 1, 1998
- The Year in Review for 1989Feb 6, 1990 – Apr 15, 1990
