Forêt de Fontainebleau
1870s
Medium
Carbon print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 18.8 x 13.9 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.) Mount: 28.1 x 20.6 cm (11 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Alain Paviot, in memory of Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr., 1987
Accession Number
1987.1146
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the serene depths of *Forêt de Fontaineble*, a captivating carbon print by William Harrison from the 1870s. This intimate landscape, measuring 18.8 x 13.9 cm, captures the lush, dappled woodlands of France's Fontainebleau Forest—a beloved haunt for artists seeking nature's raw beauty. Harrison, a photographer of the era, transports us to this iconic site, where towering trees and tangled undergrowth evoke a sense of timeless wilderness. In the 1870s, was evolving rapidly, and Harrison's choice of carbon print from a glass negative exemplifies technical innovation. Developed in the m...