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This sepia-toned photograph shows a view of a tree trunk with many leaves. The tree trunk is in the center of the photograph, reaching upwards and partly covered by the leaves. The background is blurred, but other trees can be seen in the distance. The ground is covered in short grass.
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This sepia-toned photograph shows a view of a tree trunk with many leaves. The tree trunk is in the center of the photograph, reaching upwards and partly covered by the leaves. The background is blurred, but other trees can be seen in the distance. The ground is covered in short grass.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Beech Tree, Forest of Fontainebleau

Gustave Le Gray

Date
c. 1856
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 31.8 × 41.4 cm (12 1/2 × 16 5/16 in.) mat: 55.88 × 71.12 cm (22 × 28 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
1995.36.93
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • albumen silver print
  • Landscape
  • France
  • landscape
  • botanical
  • Beech tree
Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Inscription

lower right in red ink: Gustave Le Gray

NGA object ID 92223. 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.