Gipsmodellen voor beeldhouwwerken op het Palais du Louvre: links "La Céramique" door Jean Pierre Victor Huguenin en rechts "La Médecine" door Louis Eugène Bion c. 1855 - 1857

This photograph, taken by French photographer Edouard Baldus around 1855-1857, captures two plaster models for sculptures intended for the Palais du Louvre in Paris. The sculptures, "La Céramique" by Jean Pierre Victor Huguenin and "La Médecine" by Louis Eugène Bion, depict cherubic figures embodying the artistic and medical fields, respectively. The image showcases Baldus's keen eye for detail and his ability to capture the sculptural forms with clarity, contributing to the development of photography as an art form. The photograph, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, provides valuable insights into the artistic processes and the grand ambitions of 19th-century Parisian architecture.