Boulogne-sur-Mer - Vue Prise de la Jetee
N D Phot [photographer]France
Category
Photographs
Date
1880 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
147 x 279 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890134.66
Summary
A professional photograph of Boulogne looking along a jetty towards the town, with sand on one side and water on the other. A local sailing boat, B.2879, is sailing towards the photographer whilst other smaller boats are tied to the jetty. 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
Top of photograph: (printed in black) 3769 BOULOGNE-SUR-MER. - VUE PRISE DE LA JETEE Bottom right: (printed in black) ND Photo (in white) 3769
Makers and roles
N D Phot [photographer]France, photographer