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Farnham Maxwell Lyte — Road to Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees (recto)

Farnham Maxwell Lyte

Road to Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees (recto)

1855

Paired with its verso counterpart, this carefully composed mountain scene reflects the Victorian era's growing interest in using photography to document and romanticize remote natural landscapes.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Spotted works by Farnham Maxwell Lyte