Pond at Piat of Belle-Croix (Forest of Fontainebleau)

Eugene Cuvelier, French, 1837 - 1900

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late 1850s-1860s

Albumen print from a paper negative

Mount: 9 7/8 × 13 5/16 in. (25.1 × 33.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through a gift from Patricia Hewitt and Dale C. Christensen, Jr., Class of 1969

2011.16

Geography

Place Made: France, Europe

Period

19th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Inscribed, on photograph: "254"; lower right, on support: "Belle Croix, Mare a' Piat / No 1"

Course History

ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020

ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020

Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024

Provenance

Probably acquired by John Chandler Bancroft (1835-1901) in Paris, France mid-late 19th century; sold to present owner, after 1989; William L. Schaeffer, Chester, Connecticut; sold to present collection, 2011.

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