View of Street with Soldiers

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows a street scene. The shot is taken from ground level, providing a view of the architecture and street life. The horizon is located towards the upper left corner, revealing a body of water or distant land meeting the sky. Buildings line both sides of the street, with houses on the right featuring tiled roofs and weathered stone walls. The photograph is monochrome, giving a vintage atmosphere. People are seen walking on the dirt road and near the buildings. The street narrows in the distance, leading the eye towards the horizon, surrounded by houses and trees. More structures appear in the background, indicating the continuation of the street.

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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

    2012.137.4.16

  • 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 mount, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: < V; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, lower center in graphite: ROBEN 13

Wikidata ID

Q64155523

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