Tours, Portail de L'Église Saint Symphorien (Tours, Entry of the Church of Saint Symphorien)

c. 1865

Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, Louis-Auguste Bisson

Associated Names
Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

Artist, French, 1826 - 1900

Louis-Auguste Bisson

Artist, French, 1814 - 1876

This is a photograph of the entrance of a historic building. The image shows the architectural details of the building, including a large arched doorway with stone carvings and statues. Above the doorway are leaded glass windows set in a gothic-style arch, decorated with vine motifs and sculptures. The facade is made of weathered stone blocks. Steps lead to a pair of aged wooden doors at the entrance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 × 10.8 cm (6 5/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 43 × 31.2 cm (16 15/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

André Jammes; Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO (through Serge Plantureux, Paris/Russell Lord, New Orleans), 2015; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below image printed in black ink: HÉLIOGRAPHIE / PROCÉDÉ PLACET.; lower center: Impie Chatain, Paris.; lower right: D'APRÈS NATURE / SANS RETOUCHE.; bottom center: TOURS. / PORTAIL DE L'ÉGLISE SAINT SYMPHORIEN.; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: 0004-04; bottom right: [illegible] 981A

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