Sebastopol, From Left Attack

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image depicts a coastal town with a bay or harbor, buildings with stone walls and tiled roofs, rocky terrain, sparse vegetation, and water in the background. The town extends towards the horizon, where two large buildings are visible. The image has a monochromatic sepia color palette.

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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

    2012.137.4.21

  • 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 left in ink: Sebastopol from left attack; on mount, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: 2; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, upper left in graphite: ROBEN 17

Wikidata ID

Q64155529

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