The Mamelon Vert

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows a rugged landscape with military fortifications. There are soldiers among complex trench systems with wicker and sandbags. The horizon is high in the image, with a flat expanse of land stretching across it. The color palette is primarily sepia tones, emphasizing the barren and utilitarian nature of the landscape.

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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

    2012.137.4.11

  • 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, lower right in ink: The Mamelon Vert; on mount, top center in graphite: | Y; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, lower left in graphite: ROBEN 14

Wikidata ID

Q64155518

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