Caption

Man sitting on a bench under a palm tree on Madeira, Madeira, photograph, Part of Album with 191 photos of a trip to and through South Africa., c. 1885 - c. 1910, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 174 mm x width 234 mm, trees: palm-tree, A large palm with long arching fronds fills the center of the scene, its dense crown of featherlike leaves extending outward and downward to form a shaded canopy over a wooden bench beneath it; a person in dark clothing sits on the bench partially obscured by the hanging fronds; to the left, another tree with broad clustered leaves occupies the upper corner, and additional smaller plants and trees appear behind and around the palm; a light-colored building facade with windows is visible in the right background, and the ground in front of the bench is bare and smooth.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_230

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.8Mb (6.0Mb) / 13.1in x 10.1in / 3918 x 3019 (300dpi)

Keywords

Man sitting bench under palm tree Madeira photograph Part Album 191 photos trip South Africa c 1885 - c 1910 photographer paper albumen print height 174 mm x width 234 mm trees palm-tree large palm long arching fronds fills center scene dense crown featherlike leaves extending outward downward form shaded canopy wooden bench beneath person dark clothing sits bench partially obscured hanging fronds left another tree broad clustered occupies upper corner additional smaller plants palm light-colored building facade windows visible right background ground front bare smooth