Water Tanks Outside of Annex, Paris Exposition Universelle

1855

Charles Thurston Thompson

Associated Names
Charles Thurston Thompson

Artist, British, c. 1816 - 1868

The image shows an elevated perspective overlooking a cobblestone pathway beside a misty river. A bridge is visible on the left, while industrial buildings with metal tanks can be seen on the right. The picture features men in dark coats on the cobblestone path and others near the buildings. The scene has an antiquated and monochromatic appearance, with earthy tones and an interplay of light and shadow.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Hershkowitz Ltd., Sussex, England); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 1997; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, on mount below image on right in graphite: Water Tanks outside of Annex; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: MM 1073 check mark

Markings

stamp on mount below image center: Photographed by C Thurston Thompson

Wikidata ID

Q64145816

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