Sebastopol

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows a high vantage point overlooking a broad river or bay leading to a city on its shores. The waterway is bordered by buildings and infrastructure, with hills in the distance. The cityscape features various buildings of older architectural styles. Nearby terrain is rocky with sparse vegetation leading to the water's edge. The image is in sepia tones, giving a timeless quality to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 7/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
    mount: 32.5 × 40.8 cm (12 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.4.3

  • Volume Title

    Photographs of the Crimean War

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco); Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 2001; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on image, by unknown hand, top center in embossed type: [?]; bottom left in ink: [?]; on mount, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: [3?]; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, top left in graphite: JR-0024

Wikidata ID

Q64155510

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