Entrance to La Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1905-1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView taken from under an archway of an elaborately carved arched entrance. It has corinthian columns carved in relief and several acorn-shaped finials above the pediment. It is probably the entrance to La Chartreuse du Val de Bénédiction in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France.
Object number1988.133.631
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "From envelope marked / The Rhone / Avingnon / Tarascon / Beaucaire / Nimes / Carcassone / Gorge d'Saint George / Arles / Marseilles"NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, this picture was taken in France during the vacation of Horace Bushnell Cheney (1868-1936) and his wife Mary Pierson Cheney (1874-1949).Subject Terms
On View
Not on view