A general view of Mentone, South Eastern France
Category
Photographs
Date
1883 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
201 x 266 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520699.5
Summary
An albumen print photograph of Mentone, (Menton) South Eastern France. The print depicts a general view of the town in the mid-distance, with the bay in the foreground taken from an elevated view, with mountains in the background. The print is mounted onto the righthand album page on heavy white card. The photograph is in landscape format and has diagonally cut corners. Markings: Bottom of the page, handwritten in ink and underlined, are the words: 'Mentone'
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986