Maneuvers in Châlons-sur-Marne: "The camp", 1857

Title

Maneuvers in Châlons-sur-Marne: "The camp"

Photographer

• Gustave Le Gray

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• documentary photography

Main Motif

• everyday object
• group of people
• man
• woman
• animal
• field
• copse
• France
• Châlons-en-Champagne

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Napoleon III (emperor of France)

Primary

• 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (FRANCE) (FRANCE)
• 61E(Châlons-en-Champagne) names of cities and villages (Châlons-en-Champagne)
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D15 adult woman
• 25F animals
• 25G11 groups of trees

Secondary

• 25H16 plain
• 45 warfare; military affairs
• 41AA1911 tent-camp - AA - civic architecture: inside
• 45A1 war