Pond at Piat of Belle-Croix (Forest of Fontainebleau)
Eugene Cuvelier, French, 1837 - 1900
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
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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