Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
AIMÉ CIVIALE (1821-93)
Fort de Château-Queyras
1859-68Poitevin process | 26.5 x 35.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2370825
Photograph of a partly fenced road at an angle that branches into two. The left path traverses the Guil River through a single-arched stone bridge, while the right branch leads towards a rugged hill, on top of which perches Château Queyras. A housing complex can be seen on the hillside.
Creator(s)
Aimé Civiale (1821-93) (artist)
26.5 x 35.2 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- France
- Castle Fort Queyras [France]
- France
- Physiography
- Mountains
- The Alps (mountains)
- Rivers
- Rivers of western Europe
- Var, River [France]
- Rhône, River [France]
- Durance, River [France]
- Rhône, River [France]
- Var, River [France]
- Rivers of western Europe
- Hills
- Mountains
- Europe
- Places
