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The image shows a landscape with a body of water reflecting trees along its banks. Two trees stand near the water's edge, with sparse branches. The horizon sits low, with an expansive sky blending into distant foliage. A small bridge crosses the water. The image has a sepia tone with a color palette of browns and grays. The sky has a gentle gradient, contrasting with the defined silhouettes of trees and landscape.
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The image shows a landscape with a body of water reflecting trees along its banks. Two trees stand near the water's edge, with sparse branches. The horizon sits low, with an expansive sky blending into distant foliage. A small bridge crosses the water. The image has a sepia tone with a color palette of browns and grays. The sky has a gentle gradient, contrasting with the defined silhouettes of trees and landscape.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Bois de Boulogne

Charles Marville

Date
1858
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 20.7 × 34.4 cm (8 1/8 × 13 9/16 in.) mount: 39.8 × 49.4 cm (15 11/16 × 19 7/16 in.) overall: 45.72 × 55.88 cm (18 × 22 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
1995.36.103
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • albumen silver print
  • France
  • landscape
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 92328. 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.