The Theseum

1857

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

Antonio Beato

Artist, British, born Corfu (?), after 1832 - 1906

The image shows an ancient Greek temple from a slightly elevated point of view, displaying its length and column alignment. The horizon is low, separating the sky and the earth. The temple's structure dominates the scene, with columns casting shadows. The image is a photograph, not a painting, with a grayscale color palette emphasizing stone texture. In the background, faint hills and structures are visible. Rocks lead up to the temple, where a few people stand, providing scale to the building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.8 × 29.9 cm (9 3/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 1996; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on image, signed by artist, lower right in ink: Robertson; by unknown hand, lower left in negative: temple of theseus; bottom right in ink: [?]; on verso, center upper right in graphite: 9; center left in graphite: 9; bottom right in graphite: 96.5487

Wikidata ID

Q64155474

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