Madura: The Vygay River, with Causeway, across to Madura

January–February 1858

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image shows a low angle view of a path lined with stone columns leading towards a distant structure. The path meets trees at the horizon line, with a temple-like building visible in the distance to the left. The sky is overcast with thin clouds, creating soft light. The image is in grayscale with varying tones. The ground is uneven with scattered puddles, while trees and structures convey depth towards the distant architectural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    The Carolyn Brody Fund and Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 23.1 × 35.4 cm (9 1/8 × 13 15/16 in.)
    mount: 45.72 × 57.15 cm (18 × 22 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.6.1

  • Series Title

    Views in Madura Part 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The photographer; Stonyhurst College; (2003, Sotheby's, London); (Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2007 - 2008, no. 115.

Inscriptions

printed in typeset on white paper adhered to mount, upper right in black ink: 6

Markings

artist’s blindstamp on mount, lower center: PHOTOGRAPHER TO GOVERNMENT

Wikidata ID

Q64157476

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