Gipsmodellen voor beeldhouwwerken op het Palais du Louvre: links "N" door Désiré Bloche en rechts een versierde letter N door een onbekende vervaardiger c. 1855 - 1857

This calotype photograph by Édouard Baldus (1813-1889) depicts two plaster models for sculptures on the Palais du Louvre in Paris, created around 1855-1857. The models are both sculpted with the letter "N", one in a simple, plain style and the other more elaborate and decorated with foliage, highlighting the contrast between the two approaches. This photographic study of the details of architectural sculpture exemplifies Baldus's work documenting the details of 19th-century French architecture. The image is part of the Rijksmuseum collection.