In the heart of Paris, surrounded by its elegant charm and vibrant history, a man was born on July 17, 1813, who would capture the face of this city in eternal memory. Charles François Bossu, better known by his pseudonym Charles Marville, was not only an artist but also a chronicler of his time. Through his lens, he captured the beauty of the old Parisian neighborhoods before they were irretrievably altered by Baron Haussmann's ambitious modernization plans, known as "Haussmannization." His art, whether reproduced in the form of art prints or in original form, is a window into a bygone era when the architecture, landscapes and urban environment of Paris were still in their original form.
Marville's life was long a mystery until a discovery revealed his true identity. With this knowledge, a new chapter began in our understanding of this remarkable artist. Born in Paris, Bossu was a member of an established Parisian family and had trained as a painter, illustrator and engraver. He adopted the pseudonym Charles Marville and began working in his field in 1832. After 17 years as an illustrator, he turned to photography around 1850. While he had no family of his own, he left a longtime companion in his will. His life ended in 1879 in the city he had so lovingly captured through his camera.
As the official photographer of Paris since 1862, Marville captured the city in its many facets. His work included both paper and glass negatives, a technique that allowed him to capture the details and textures of Paris with amazing clarity and sharpness. Our fine art prints, which reproduce his photographs, impressively demonstrate this ability. They offer a loving tribute to Marville's unparalleled talent and his ability to transform the haunting beauty of cityscapes into powerful visual representations. With each art print, we keep his memory alive and celebrate his unparalleled contribution to the art world. Charles Marville remains unforgotten through his artwork and lives on in the spaces he once captured with his camera.
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.jpg "Rue de Gravilliers, from the Rue du Temple, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "The Red Door, northern portal of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "State of the Hôtel de Ville of Paris after the Fire Suffered During the Revolts of the Commune by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Banks of the Bievre, at the bottom of rue des Gobelins, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue des Anglais, from Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Laffitte, from the Church Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Banks of the Bievre, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Courtyard at Rue Larrey 8, Paris by Charles Marville")
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 Paris 1858-78 - (MeisterDrucke-296695).jpg "Top of rue Champlain (view taken on the right) Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue des Marmousets, from Rue Saint-Landry, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Fresnel, from the dead end of Versailles, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Building of the Avenue de l")
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.jpg "The Mummified Cat found in the excavations of Saint-Germain-en-Laye by Charles Marville")
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_de_la_rue_de_Reims_-_(MeisterDrucke-1614970).jpg "Rue Chartière (Chartière Alley) from Rue de Reims by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Traversine from the Rue d")
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.jpg "Hôtel de Ville, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue de la Grande Truanderie, from the Rue Montorgueil, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Mondétour, de la rue Rambuteau, 1860s-70s by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, from the street Traversine, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Portico of the Château d")
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.jpg "Hôtel de la Marine, 1864-1870 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "The Virtues Crushing the Vices, Strasbourg Cathedral, 1853 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Tirechape, from Rue de Rivoli, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Tympanum, Strasbourg Cathedral, c. 1863 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Place Gozlin, Paris c.1865 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Paris, Rue Montmartre, seen from Rue d")
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.jpg "Bois de Boulogne by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue des Saules, Paris by Charles Marville")
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![Untitled [Boat on a lake in the Bois de Boulogne, a park in Paris] by Charles Marville](/kunstwerke/300px/Charles_Marville_-_Untitled_c_1850_Boat_on_a_lake_in_the_Bois_de_Boulogne_a_park_in_Paris_-_(MeisterDrucke-1191438).jpg "Untitled [Boat on a lake in the Bois de Boulogne, a park in Paris] by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Tree-lined Avenue, 1850-53 by Charles Marville")
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 Paris 1858-78 - (MeisterDrucke-206944).jpg "Rue Maitre Albert (from place Maubert) Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue de la Montagne Sainte-Genevieve, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1551192).jpg "Rue des Lombards, from the Rue des Lavandières Sainte-Opportune, 1864 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue du Croissant, from the Rue du Sentier, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Bacharach: View of the Church by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Market of the Patriarchs by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Church of Villeneuve le Comte, Seine-et-Marne by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue des Anglaises, from rue de Lourcine, Paris by Charles Marville")
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 Paris 1858- - (MeisterDrucke-219193).jpg "Rue Git-le-Coeur (from Rue Saint-Andre-des-Arts), Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Untitled, c. 1850 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue du Haut Moulin, from Rue de Glatigny, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Untitled, c. 1850 (Bridge and chalet in the Bois de Boulogne, a park in Paris) by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Frankfurt by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève near the Intersection of Rue LaPlace, 1865-69 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "The Munster Cathedral of Bonn by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "South Portal, Chartres Cathedral by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue du Bon-Puits, from the Rue Traversine, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1310928).jpg "Opéra (Rostral Column) by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Serpente, Paris by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1313006).jpg "Fountain of the Luxembourg Garden (grotto of Marie de Médicis) by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Detail of Nymphs by Jean Goujon / Nymphs, Fountain of the Innocents, Paris by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1538106).jpg "Rue Saint-Jacques, 1864-before February 1867 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Untitled by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "The Swiss Valley at St. Goarshausen by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Studies and Landscapes: 16th Century House, in Baccharah by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Course of the Bievre in Paris with Tanneries, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche from the Rue de la Huchette, ca. 1868 by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-897639).jpg "Cul-de-sac de Rohan, c.1865-68 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Church of Villeneuve le Comte, Seine-et-Marne by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Hôtel de Ville, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Salle des Cariatides, at the Louvre Museum by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-904963).jpg "Statue from the Louvre by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "The Seine from the Pont du Carrousel Looking towards Notre Dame by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Chanoinesse, from Rue des Chantres, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Cul-de-sac Saint-Ambroise, from rue du Haut-Pave, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Traversine, from rue d")
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.jpg "Opéra Rostral Column, c. 1875 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Untitled, c. 1850 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Paris, rue Soufflot, the Pantheon, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue des Lombards, from the Rue des Lavandières Sainte-Opportune by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Sky Study, Paris by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1538062).jpg "Passage of the Two Sisters on Rue Lafayette, c.1867 by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-905880).jpg "Game Still Life by Charles Marville")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1549848).jpg "Salle des Cariatides, at the Louvre Museum, c. 1851 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue des Moineaux, from Rue des Orties, Paris, 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue de la Bûcherie, du cul de sac Saint-Ambroise fifth arrondissement, 1866-1868 by Charles Marville")
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1866-1868_-_(MeisterDrucke-1538079).jpg "Rue de la Bucherie, from the Cul-de-sac Saint-Ambroise, 1866-1868 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Allegorical Sculpture of Industry, Pont du Carrousel by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "View of the Small Grotto toward the Deer Pond, Bois de Boulogne by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "City Hall, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Impasse St. Claude, from Rue St. Sauveur, Paris, between 1858-78 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Corner of Rue des Rondeaux and Rue des Prairies, Paris by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "View of the Small Grotto toward the Deer Pond, Bois de Boulogne by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Rue Visconti in Paris taken from the rue de Seine. 6th arrondissement by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Statue of Clovis, Church of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1856 by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Untitled by Charles Marville")
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.jpg "Barriere dItalie, from the Rue Gerard, Paris by Charles Marville")
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