Longchamps Windmill, Bois de Boulogne
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.This windmill was the last remnant of the thirteenth-century abbey of Longchamps. As part of the Bois de Boulogne project, it was restored to picturesque (if not functional) condition, giving well-heeled Parisians a taste of rustic life.
Artwork Details
- Title: Longchamps Windmill, Bois de Boulogne
- Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
- Date: 1858–1860
- Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
- Dimensions: image: 23 × 34.5 cm (9 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Musée Carnavalet, Paris
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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