Caption

Company in front of the kiosk on the Plateau de Gravelle, Une des 16 travées du kiosque de Gravelle (côté de Pontenay), Bois de Vincennes, photograph, page, photographer: Ildefonse Rousset, Plateau de Gravelle, c. 1861 - in or before 1866, Paris, paper, albumen print, height 163 mm x width 123 mm, wood and park (as places of recreation), summer-house, arbour, garden-house (Dutch: 'tea dome'), A sepia photograph framed by ornate wooden posts and a carved roof edge shows a group of people seated at outdoor tables on a lawn, with a low fence and distant trees in the background; several seated figures wear long coats or dresses and hats, one standing figure in a uniform or apron walks near the group, and a small child stands closer to the foreground; a wooden balustrade fills the lower foreground, and the scene is lit with soft, even daylight.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_018

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.5Mb (5.8Mb) / 10.9in x 14.4in / 3276 x 4319 (300dpi)

Keywords

Company front kiosk Plateau de Gravelle des 16 travées du kiosque de Gravelle côté de Pontenay Bois de Vincennes photograph page photographer Ildefonse Rousset c 1861 - 1866 Paris paper albumen print height 163 mm x width 123 mm wood park places recreation summer-house arbour garden-house Dutch tea dome sepia photograph framed ornate wooden posts carved roof edge group people seated outdoor tables lawn low fence distant trees background several seated figures wear long coats dresses hats standing figure uniform apron walks near small child stands closer foreground wooden balustrade fills lower foreground scene lit soft even daylight