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[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau] by Gustave Le Gray

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau]

Gustave Le Gray · 1849

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Artist
Gustave Le Gray
Date
1849
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
25.2 x 35.7 cm (9 15/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Collection
Photographs
Credit line
Purchase, Jennifer and Joseph Duke and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 2000
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