Caption

View of Metz and a bridge over the Moselle river, View of Moselfort from Metz and its surroundings, photograph, page, number: '3.', photographer: C. Holt, Metz, publisher: Verlag der Deutschen Buchhandlung, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 96 mm x width 155 mm, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, bridge in city across river, canal, A sepia-toned panoramic photograph shows a stone arched bridge spanning a calm river, with multiple semicircular arches reflected in the water below. Beyond the bridge a low riverside town stretches along the far bank, featuring rows of buildings with pitched roofs and a large Gothic cathedral with visible buttresses and a tall central tower dominating the skyline on the right. On the left a pair of square church towers and other steeples rise above the rooftops. In the foreground riverbanks with grasses and marshy vegetation lead to the water, and a small vegetated islet sits near the center of the river. Decorative ornamental borders frame the image on the paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_418

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Rights managed

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50.7Mb (7.9Mb) / 16.1in x 12.2in / 4824 x 3673 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Metz bridge Moselle river Moselfort surroundings photograph page number 3 photographer C Holt publisher Verlag der Deutschen Buchhandlung c 1865 - 1875 paper albumen print albumendruk height 96 mm x width 155 mm city-view landscape man- constructions city across river canal sepia-toned panoramic photograph stone arched spanning calm river multiple semicircular arches reflected water Beyond low riverside town stretches far bank featuring rows buildings pitched roofs large Gothic cathedral visible buttresses tall central tower dominating skyline right left pair square church towers steeples rise rooftops foreground riverbanks grasses marshy vegetation lead small vegetated islet sits near center river Decorative ornamental borders frame image paper