De Nice a Monaco - Tunnel sur la Route du Littoral.
N D Phot [photographer]France
Category
Photographs
Date
1900 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
211 x 275 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890134.60
Summary
A professional photograph of taken from the inside of a tunnel entrance between Nice and Monaco, a coast road running round the edge of cliffs with the sea on the right. A pile of rubble is on the left hand side of the entrance. Contained in a brown leather photograph album with tooled pattern on spine and front and back covers containing thirty six pages with gold blocked edges and holding seventy six photographs. c.1900
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there with his sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. The family were great travellers and travelled throughout Europe.
Marks and inscriptions
Across the bottom of the photograph: (printed in white) 283 De Nice a Monaco. - Tunnel sur la Route du littoral. ND Phot. Bottom right of photo: (embossed) J. KUHN / 220 Rue de Rivoli / PARIS
Makers and roles
N D Phot [photographer]France, photographer