An Ancient Door, Magdalen College, Oxford

1843

William Henry Fox Talbot

Associated Names
William Henry Fox Talbot

Artist, British, 1800 - 1877

This is a photograph of an ornate architectural doorway. The image shows a high-contrast, sepia-toned picture of a Gothic-style church entrance, characterized by a pointed arch and detailed stone carvings. Above the doorway, there is decorative stonework with small statues set within niches. The door is wooden, set within a heavy stone frame. The stone facade is partially covered in climbing plants, and the building's texture is enhanced by the lighting, which casts deep shadows accentuating the architectural details.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carolyn Schwenker Brody, New York; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: WHT/1018; lower right in black ink: LA 129

Wikidata ID

Q64169843

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