Fontainebleau Forest, ca. 1860, Salted paper print from paper negative, x cm. (10 3/16 x 7 3/4 in.), Photographs

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Fontainebleau Forest, ca. 1860, Salted paper print from paper negative, x cm. (10 3/16 x 7 3/4 in.), Photographs, Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837–1900), The Forest of Fontainebleau-and, in particular, the small town of Barbizon within it-was a popular destination for artists seeking refuge from urban, industrial life in the mid-nineteenth century. With its forty thousand acres of dense woods intercut with rocky gorges and dotted with ancient oaks, Fontainebleau provided an idyllic natural setting for plein-air painters, such as Corot and Millet, as well as for photographers, including Gustave Le Gray and Eugène Cuvelier

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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