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AIMÉ CIVIALE (1821-93)

Forêt du Mont Chétif, route du Val Véni

1859-68

Poitevin process | 25.6 x 35.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2370842

Photograph of a path through the fir forest of Mont Chétif. The path enters the frame from the bottom left and leads off into the distance. Rocks and boulders intersperse the scenery.

  • Creator(s)

    Aimé Civiale (1821-93) (artist)

  • 25.6 x 35.8 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Geography
      • Physiography
        • Mountains
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
            • Firs
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • albums
          • photograph albums
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