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The Road to Chailly, Forest of Fontainebleau

Photograph
1849-52 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of the road to Chailly in France.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Road to Chailly, Forest of Fontainebleau
Materials and techniques
Salted paper print from dry waxed-paper negative.
Brief description
Landscape by Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820-1882); salted paper print; France; 1849-52.
Physical description
Photograph of the road to Chailly in France.
Dimensions
  • Image length: 37cm
  • Image height: 27.5cm
  • Sheet length: 40.7cm
  • Sheet height: 32.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Gustave Le Gray (Stamped 'Gustave Le Gray' in right corner.)
Credit line
Part of the Thownsend Bequest
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Jones, Kimberly, et. al., In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.
  • p. 59 Paloma Alarcó. The Impressionists and photography. [Madrid, Spain] : Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, [2019]‎. ISBN: 9788417173340
Collection
Accession number
68010

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2007
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