Untitled

c. 1857

James Robertson

Associated Names
Alexander Svoboda

Artist, Russian, 1826 - 1896

James Robertson

Related Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Related Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

Antonio Beato

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

The image shows ancient ruins in a rocky and grassy terrain. Stone fragments and blocks are scattered on the ground, leading towards larger stone structures in the middle distance. Some blocks are upright while others are tumbled. Barren hills rise in the background, blending into a hazy sky. The horizon aligns with the hilltops. The color palette is sepia-toned, giving an aged look. The stonework and landscape details are clear and well-defined.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.3 × 26.2 cm (7 5/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.5.8

  • Volume Title

    Views in Jerusalem and Athens

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 08 May 1992, lot 19, as Sebastopol and Balaclava, Greece and Jerusalem. An album containing Twenty Four Photographs, 1850s); Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 1992; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in ink: A Svoboda / photo; on verso, by unknown hand, center left in graphite: 244; center: 214

Wikidata ID

Q64155495

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