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Mont-Majour, Poterne de la Tour de L'Abbaye

A work made of calotype negative.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of calotype negative.

Date:

c. 1852

Artist:

Charles Nègre
French, 1820–1880

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Charles Nègre

Title

Mont-Majour, Poterne de la Tour de L'Abbaye

Place

France (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1847–1857

Medium

Calotype negative

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, lower right, in black ink: "C. Nègre. / Mont-Majour."

Dimensions

29.5 × 22.4 cm (11 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2002.64

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