Lithographs from Orléans dating from the 19th century

At the beginning of this year, the Loiret départemental archives unearthed 72 lithographs depicting Orléans in the 19th century. They are the work of Charles Pensée, a French painter and draftsman who worked particularly on architectural depictions, and Alphonse Beaujoint, a draftsman and etcher who specialised in picturesque views. As part of the city has since been destroyed, their lithographs are a precious account of what Orléans could have been like before 1870.