Eighteen-Story House

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A tall building is astir with people talking to each other from their windows — Eighteen-story house made of compressed paper.

Artist

Name:: Robida, Albert
Dates:: 1848-1926
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Buildings & monuments
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Le vingtième siècle
Author(s):: Robida, Albert
Publisher:: Paris: Georges Decaux, 1883
Open Library:: View record.

Description

View of a tall building with a narrow center part extended with oriel windows and various additions. It is astir with people talking to each other from their windows or bustling down stairways.
The caption reads in the original French: Maison de 18 étages en papier aggloméré.

Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, talking