Gustave Le Gray (1820-84)
The French Fleet at Cherbourg, 5 August 1858 1858
Albumen print laid down on card | 30.9 x 41 cm (image) | RCIN 2934239
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Photograph of a seascape at Cherbourg with seven ships of the French Fleet, accompanied by smaller vessels. Taken during Queen Victoria's State Visit to France, 1858.
Upon arrival at Cherbourg on 4 August 1858, the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert anchored in the middle of the French fleet. On the morning of 5 August, salutes were fired by the French before the royal couple went ashore to be received by Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie.
Photographer’s credit on the print in red, in lower right corner, reads: Gustave Le Gray
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1858
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print laid down on card
Measurements
30.9 x 41 cm (image)
Markings
annotation: [pencil] English fleet Cherbourg. August 5. 1858/
[ink] English Fleet, Cherbourg, August 5, 1858. [beneath print, on mount]
