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The image shows a tree-lined avenue with a central pavilion-like structure in the distance. Tall trees line the road symmetrically, creating an archway overhead. The horizon is low, with the structure at the vanishing point. The photo is in sepia tone, emphasizing the depth and shadow play among the trees and road. The composition directs focus towards the distant structure.
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The image shows a tree-lined avenue with a central pavilion-like structure in the distance. Tall trees line the road symmetrically, creating an archway overhead. The horizon is low, with the structure at the vanishing point. The photo is in sepia tone, emphasizing the depth and shadow play among the trees and road. The composition directs focus towards the distant structure.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Allée, Château de Grand-Vaux, Savigny-sur-Orge, the Family Home of Vigier

Joseph Vigier

Date
c. 1855
Medium
salted paper print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 16.83 × 23.81 cm (6 5/8 × 9 3/8 in.) mount: 22.54 × 29.21 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2020.29.105
Credit line
Gift of Stephen G. Stein
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • France
  • salted paper print
  • Trees
  • Road
  • Architecture
  • landscape
Provenance

(Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, April 2016; gift to NGA, 2020.

Inscription

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: 301483

NGA object ID 222126. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.