Valley of the Cemetery

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows a landscape with scattered buildings and structures placed on the horizon, reflecting in a body of water. There are remnants of old stone buildings and ruins amidst patches of grass and sparse trees, with a winding dirt path leading into the distance. The image has an antique, muted palette with earthy tones of brown and cream.

Media Options

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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

    2012.137.4.17

  • 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, bottom right in negative: Valley [of the?] Cemetery; on mount, top center in graphite: <; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, top left in graphite: JR-0023

Wikidata ID

Q64155525

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