Hollow Oak Tree, Fontainebleau, Gustave Le Gray, 1855–57

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Hollow Oak Tree, Fontainebleau, 1855–57, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Mount: 21 9/16 in. × 27 3/8 in. ( × cm), Photographs, Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884), Trained as a painter by the artist Paul Delaroche, Le Gray embraced photography within a decade of the medium’s public announcement, becoming one of its most admired practitioners. In the forest of Fontainebleau, he and painters worked side by side, producing images that earned him praise among his colleagues

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Size: 4608px × 3862px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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