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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

    FARNHAM MAXWELL LYTE (1828-1906)

    'Study of Trees, Avenue in the Parc, Pau'

    1853

    Albumen print | 21.0 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906059

    Photograph of a tree lined avenue through a park. A man stands at the centre of the path, facing towards the camera.  A second man, possibly a clergyman, is seated on a bench on the left of the path. He similarly looks towards the camera. Photograph taken in a park in Pau, France.

    This photograph was shown in 1855 at the second exhibition of the Photographic Society.

    • Creator(s)

      Farnham Maxwell Lyte (1828-1906) (photographer)

    • 21.0 x 16.3 cm (image)

    • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Botany
          • Systematic botany
            • Trees
      • Places
        • Europe
          • France
            • Aquitaine [France]
              • Pau [France]
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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