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Mediterranean Sea - Sète

Photograph
1857 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sepia toned photograph of a seascape. Parts of the shoreline can be seen to the right hand side of the image and land can also be seen on the horizon. Cumulus clouds in the sky hide the sun.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMediterranean Sea - Sète (published title)
Materials and techniques
albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Gustave Le Gray, 'Mediterranean Sea - Sète' (alternative title: Seascape at Sète, a cloud study), albumen print, 1857.
Physical description
Sepia toned photograph of a seascape. Parts of the shoreline can be seen to the right hand side of the image and land can also be seen on the horizon. Cumulus clouds in the sky hide the sun.
Dimensions
  • Image length: 37cm
  • Image height: 27.5cm
  • Sheet length: 40.7cm
  • Sheet height: 32.1cm
Style
Credit line
Received as part of the Townshend Bequest
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Gustave Le Gray, 1820-1884 (Bibliotheque Nationale de France/Gallimard, 2002), p367
  • p. 98 Paloma Alarcó. The Impressionists and photography. [Madrid, Spain] : Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, [2019]‎. ISBN: 9788417173340
Collection
Accession number
86097

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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