Front steps, Finland

Front garden and steps, probably Finland, ca. 1900, by Hugo Simbergvia Finnish National Gallery on flickr (under CC license).

So much activity and anticipation in this shadowy old photo: the three women on the top left are waiting for the appearance of someone at the door.  Below them, a toddler has been left to perch a little precariously on the steps. On the right, a woman with a very large hat and a little girl pose for the camera. Vines everywhere.

(There’s a larger view here.)

Vintage landscape: Baroque

park benches, ca. 1900, Finnish National Gallery
The park of a Baroque villa or palace, location unknown, 1900, by Hugo Simberginvia Finnish National Gallery on flickr.