Tirage albuminé. Avec le numéro du négatif inversé en haut à gauche. Au verso, titré Passage des Patriarches et numéroté 252 au crayon par le photographe. Sous passe-partout.

Acquis directement auprès du photographe vers 1921
Collection familiale

In general good condition. With a tear of approx. 0,5 cm at the lower edge at right. The print generally shows some light tracesnof usage. On the reverse, some light ink stains are visible. The print has been acquired directly from Atget by a former artist (painter and graveur) from the north of France who apparently used the photographs as scetches for his own drawings, watercolours and paintings.
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