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The Asylum at Vincennes

c. 1859

Charles Nègre

(French, 1820–1880)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Diameter: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); Second mount: 41.3 x 30.9 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/16 in.); First mount: 24 x 19.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1999.112
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A circular photograph depicts a manicured landscape with paths snaking through lawns. In the foreground, a figure with a light skin tone sits near a fountain. Two lamp posts stand centrally. To the right, a tall building with striped walls and flags looms. On the left, a cluster of figures with light skin tones gathers. Dense trees line the background, their soft foliage framing a distant gate under a pale sky.

The Asylum at Vincennes

c. 1859

Charles Nègre

(French, 1820–1880)
France, 19th century

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