Gipsmodel voor beeldhouwwerk op zolderverdieping van het Pavillon Richelieu van het Palais du Louvre door Pierre Louis Rouillard c. 1855 - 1857

This 19th-century photograph, taken by French photographer Edouard Baldus, captures a plaster model for a sculpture, a detail from the Pavillon Richelieu in the Palais du Louvre, Paris. The image depicts a reclining dog and the head of a woman adorned with a laurel wreath. The photograph, part of Baldus's larger project to document the architectural details of the Louvre, showcases the meticulous craftsmanship of the original sculpture and serves as a testament to the enduring appeal of classical themes in 19th-century art.