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[Entrance to the Port of Boulogne]
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- 28.8 x 43.5 cm (11 5/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
- Department
- Photographs
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund, 1992
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Nautical Both · 99%
The catalog title identifies the entrance to a port, the subjects include Boats and Harbors, and the image visibly depicts harbor structures, open water, and vessels.
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Waterscapes Both · 98%
Open water occupies the middle and background of the composition, with the title and catalog subjects identifying a harbor setting.
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 90%
The image combines a sandy, grassy coastal foreground with harbor water, breakwaters, and a distant horizon; the catalog title identifies the depicted port entrance.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 78%
Several small boats or ships are visible on the water, and the catalog lists Boats among the subjects.
Visual Qualities
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Emphasis on Linear Perspective Visual · 94%
The curved breakwater, long trestle-like structure, and harbor edges create strong receding lines toward the harbor opening and horizon.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Metadata · 100%
The museum classifies the work as a Photograph and Photographs and identifies the medium as a salted paper print from a paper negative.
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Black-and-White Photography Visual · 92%
The supplied image is rendered in a predominantly monochromatic, sepia-gray tonal range without distinct color areas.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 98%
The catalog specifies the historical photographic process as a salted paper print from a paper negative.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1855.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 90%
The museum identifies Baldus as French (born Prussia).
Source & rights
Edouard Baldus. [Entrance to the Port of Boulogne]. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.