Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Ed Pollard-2008.

Place de l'Ecole du Quai

Artist Charles Marville (French, 1816-1879)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1868

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 1/2 × 14 1/2 in. (21.6 × 36.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 1/16 × 23 1/4 in. (40.8 × 59.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Overall, Frame (estimated): 25 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (64.1 × 54 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Menschel

Object number83.115

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DescriptionThis is an albumen print photograph of a square or place in France in the late 19th century. A carriage or coach and horse are in the center of the square, surrounded by shops and buildings.

Label TextCharles Marville French, 1816–1879 Place de l’Ecole du Quai, ca. 1868 Albumen print (photograph) Museum purchase, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Menschel 83.115 Exhibition History"History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., June 15 - August 22, 1999. "Nineteenth Century French Photography," April 1- June 19, 1983 (Reproduced on cover of catalogue). "A History of Photography: 15 Years at The Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., September 11, 1993 - March 6, 1994. "Photography from the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., February 26 - April 23, 1989. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris," The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, September 10, 2009 - January 3, 2010; International Center of Photography, New York, NY, January 29 - May 9, 2010; the Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA, June 10 - October 10, 2010. "Photographic Histories," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - August 17, 2014.