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| Keywords: Eugène Atget, Republican Guards in Front of the Palais de Justice - Getty Museum.jpg Artwork en The Gardes Républicains part of the national military were a perennial presence in the streets of Paris and thus a fitting subject for Eugène Atget His photographs depicted all that could be seen in and around Paris especially its citizens Lined up along the boulevard du Palais the guards have assembled in front of the Palais de Justice under the oldest clock in the city Atget placed his camera so that their formation begins at the lower left corner of the composition and continues diagonally into the distance Stooped under the black drape that attached to his bulky camera Atget evidently captured the curiosity and attention of most of the guards who gaze at the photographer Although Atget's primary interest was in documenting the architecture and people of Paris he often inadvertently captured supplementary information An advertisement for absinthe a liquor flavored with wormwood and fennel appears adjacent to the guards on the right side of the photograph Soon after this picture was taken the beverage was outlawed in France because a chemical in one of its ingredients caused convulsions hallucinations mental deterioration and psychoses It was not until 1918 that a substitute for true absinthe was available 1898 - 1900 Albumen silver print Image 17 6 x 22 5 cm 6 15/16 x 8 7/8 in Institution Getty Museum object history exhibition history other versions 70174 Negative number 3090 inscribed verso print credit line accession number 90 XM 64 215 PD-old-auto 1927 Photographs of Paris by Eugène Atget Photographs in the Getty Museum Historical images of Palais de justice de Paris Garde républicaine | ||||
