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Fidel Castro (1926-2016)

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Death of Felicity Lott (1947-2026)
48122-4 © Colette Masson / Roger-Viollet

Death of Felicity Lott (1947-2026)
Fidel Castro (1926-2016)

Fidel Castro (1926-2016)
The 1967 exhibition "Tutankhamun and His Time"

The 1967 exhibition "Tutankhamun and His Time"
The closure of Gibert bookshops

The closure of Gibert bookshops
Claude Bessy (1932-2026)

Claude Bessy (1932-2026)
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<span style="font-size:60%">A HAND-COLORED WORLD </span><br /><span style="font-size:50%">19th-Century Photographs from <br />the Léon & Lévy Studio</span>
© Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet

From February 26 to June 6, 2026

A HAND-COLORED WORLD
19th-Century Photographs from
the Léon & Lévy Studio

At the end of the 19th century, operators from the Léon & Lévy studio traveled the world equipped with stereoscopic cameras. Back in Paris, colorists applied tints to the photographic plates, adding colors that the photographers had been unable to capture. The Roger-Viollet gallery is presenting for the first time a collection of 67 contemporary prints from these stereoscopic glass plates.

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The Roger-Viollet Gallery welcomes you from Tuesday to Saturday
from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Free admission.

6 rue de Seine 75006 Paris
Tél. + 33 1 55 42 89 09 -

Spotlight

  • Brigitte Bardot

    Brigitte Bardot

  • Buttes-Chaumont Park

    Buttes-Chaumont Park

  • The construction of the Paris ring road by Jean-Claude Gautrand

    The construction of the Paris ring road by Jean-Claude Gautrand

  • Liliane Bettencourt, "The richest woman in the world"

    Liliane Bettencourt, "The richest woman in the world"

  • Janine Niepce, new digitisation

    Janine Niepce, new digitisation

  • Paul Poiret by Boris Lipnitzki

    Paul Poiret by Boris Lipnitzki

  • Death of Sly Stone (1943-2025)

    Death of Sly Stone (1943-2025)

  • Les Halles de Paris to mark the 220th anniversary of Victor Baltard's birth in 2025

    Les Halles de Paris to mark the 220th anniversary of Victor Baltard's birth in 2025

  • 40th anniversary of the death of Hélène Roger-Viollet on 27 January 2025

    40th anniversary of the death of Hélène Roger-Viollet on 27 January 2025

  • 2025, centenary of Pierre Boulez's birth

    2025, centenary of Pierre Boulez's birth

  • Montessori pedagogy

    Montessori pedagogy

  • 50 years ago Marcel Pagnol passed away

    50 years ago Marcel Pagnol passed away

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Exhibition rentals
22-4 © Boris Lipnitzki / Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet

Exhibitions

Exhibition rentals

For your cultural events, we propose a choice of turnkey exhibitions, or to explore together our exceptional photographic archives for the production of made-to-measure projects.

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Our Photographers

  • Jean-Pierre Couderc

    Jean-Pierre Couderc

    Jean-Pierre Couderc, a compulsive photojournalist and steady contributor to the magazine L'Express from 1970 to 2003, photographed political, artistic and literary life, and French sports news for [...]

  • Maurice-Louis Branger

    Maurice-Louis Branger

    Maurice-Louis Branger who was born in Fontainebleau in 1874 began to work as a photographer beginning in 1895. Around 1905 he created the photo reportage agency "Photopresse" at 5 rue Cambon in [...]

  • Pierre Choumoff

    Pierre Choumoff

    An engineer by training, Pierre Choumoff started his photographic career in Paris in 1911; he quickly became the photographer of the Russian and Polish intelligentsia in exile. His signature style is [...]

  • Janine Niepce

    Janine Niepce

    Janine Niepce was born on February 12, 1921 in Meudon in a wine-growing family in Burgundy. In 1944, she passed an Art History and Archeology degree at the Sorbonne university. Meanwhile, she [...]

  • Excelsior

    Excelsior

    In 1910, Pierre Lafitte founded the Excelsior newspaper with a staff of photographers in order to cover political, sporting and cultural events in France. It became the first daily newspaper [...]

  • André Perlstein

    André Perlstein

    André Perlstein (1942-). He passed his School Certificate at the age of 14 and worked as a mason, carpenter, apprentice sailor on oil tankers, courier... In 1958, he joined the air force and became [...]

  • Horst Tappe

    Horst Tappe

    During the 1960’s, Horst Tappe (1938-2003) started to photograph the leading figures of the arts and human sciences, mainly in black and white. Painters, actors, writers and musicians succeeded each [...]

  • René-Jacques

    René-Jacques

    Born in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in 1908, René Giton was 16 years old when he settled in Paris with his family. Soon after completing his law studies in 1930, he decided to become a professional [...]

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Explore our collections

  • Science and technology

    Science and technology

  • Libération de Paris

    Libération de Paris

  • Beaux Arts

    Beaux Arts

  • Universal & Colonial Exhibitions

    Universal & Colonial Exhibitions

  • Life under occupation

    Life under occupation

  • WWII

    WWII

  • Architecture

    Architecture

  • History of France

    History of France

  • Insolite

    Insolite

  • Artist portraits

    Artist portraits

  • Transportation

    Transportation

  • Rural life and villages in France

    Rural life and villages in France

  • Dance & Opera

    Dance & Opera

  • Cinema

    Cinema

  • Marville & Atget

    Marville & Atget

  • Music

    Music

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FAQs

  • What uses can I make of the images on the Roger-Viollet website ?

    If you wish to use our images for professional use, public representation or commercial use (e.g. decoration of stores, hotels or other public places, exhibitions, etc.) or to reproduce them in a magazine, publication, film or documentary, on a commercial or institutional website, etc., you must obtain prior authorization and pay for the rights of use. You can request a quote here.

  • Are all the photos from the Roger-Viollet collection and the France-Soir collection digitized and visible on your website ?

    An important part of the Roger-Viollet collection (6 million documents) and the France-Soir collection (1 million photos) is already accessible online. We are constantly digitizing and indexing tens of thousands of new images that are constantly being added to the roger-viollet.fr site on a daily basis.

  • What type of license is attached to Roger-Viollet images ?

    "The images on the Roger-Viollet website are under a Rights Managed license, which implies that each use is unique. The scope of the license is based on several factors such as the media, the position and size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of distribution, etc.
    For a free quote, click here.

  • What is the fee for images for professional use ?

    The fee for our images depends on the use you are going to make of them. It is calculated according to several criteria such as the media, the position and the size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of diffusion, etc.
    For a free quote, click here.

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