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Pont-de-Buis, on the Doufine, France
by Jules DuClos
About the Artwork
The extension of railroad service from Paris across Brittany in northern France occurred in stages between 1840 and 1865. It required the construction of railway bridges such as this masonry viaduct which crosses the Doufine River near Pont-de-Buis. Jules DuClos shows it under construction, with timbers supporting the arches and a man standing in the river below.
Inscriptions
Written in ink on recto: "28"; "Ligne de Châteaulin à Landerneau."; "Viaduc de Pont-de-Buis, sur la Doufine."; "Construction des voûtes"
Exhibition history
Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1997-March 1, 1998). France in the Time of Manet and Morisot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 10-August 23, 2026).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Jules DuClos (French, 1824–1879)
- Date
- c. 1865
- Medium
- albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 33.8 x 30.1 cm (13 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1996.242
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 7, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00000360
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