The Louvre Completed and the New Rue de Rivoli, Philippe Benoist, Circa 1826 – 1865

"le louvre achevé et la nouvelle rue de rivoli," which translates to "the completed louvre and new rue de rivoli," depicts an aerial view of paris, seen from a hot air balloon. Philippe benoist (french, geneva 1813–ca. 1905) was a popular lithographer and executed several series of landscape views of france and switzerland. This print probably dates to the 1850s or 1860s, during the reconstruction of paris organized by georges-eugène haussmann. Date: Circa 1826 – 1865. Collection: Science History Institute. Le Louvre Achevé et la Nouvelle Rue de Rivoli - DPLA - 64e0bb673c9f3cf5195b87429a545033