Caption

View of Clarens, Vernex and Montreux on Lake Geneva, Clarens-Vernex-Montreux (lake of Geneva), page, photomechanical print, Montreux, c. 1874 - in or before 1884, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 86 mm x width 130 mm, lake, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city, A sepia-toned photograph showing a lakeside town at the foot of large, sloping mountains with a calm body of water along the town's edge; rows of multi-story buildings with pitched roofs occupy the foreground and extend toward the shoreline, where a line of tall, narrow trees stands near the water; beyond the trees a curved bay and waterfront structures are visible, with the mountains rising behind the town in layered ridges and rocky contours; the image is framed by a wide pale border with visible paper texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_184

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37.6Mb (7.0Mb) / 13.7in x 10.7in / 4097 x 3208 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Clarens Vernex Montreux Lake Geneva Clarens-Vernex-Montreux lake Geneva page photomechanical print c 1874 - 1884 paper collotype photoprint height 86 mm x width 130 mm prospect city town panorama silhouette sepia-toned photograph showing lakeside town foot large sloping mountains calm body water town's edge rows multi-story buildings pitched roofs occupy foreground extend shoreline line tall narrow trees stands near beyond trees curved bay waterfront structures visible mountains rising town layered ridges rocky contours image framed wide pale border visible paper texture