Ferdinand Bureau

French, 1820 - 1893

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The image shows a bird's-eye view of a historic cityscape with fortifications, buildings, distant towers, and a horizon in the upper third of the image. A group of people is on a sloped pathway near us, leading down to the fortifications. The walls of the fortress create straight lines drawing the eye into the distance where a river flows through the city crossed by bridges. The image is sepia-toned, emphasizing the architectural features. It balances details of human activity with the grand scale of the cityscape.
Ferdinand Bureau, View of Moscow, 1850s, salted paper print, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2018.56.1

View of Moscow

Ferdinand Bureau · 1850s · salted paper print ·  Accession ID  2018.56.1