Derwentwater

c. 1860

Roger Fenton

Associated Names
Roger Fenton

Artist, British, 1819 - 1869

The image depicts a landscape with a body of water, a shoreline with trees, hills, and a sky in the background. The scene is monochromatic with sepia tones, giving it a timeless quality. The color palette is warm with light brown and beige hues. The image resembles an early photograph rather than a painting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 22.4 × 28.7 cm (8 13/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
    mount: 24.8 × 31.5 cm (9 3/4 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.97.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Rubel, Santa Cruz, CA; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • All the Mighty World: The Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852 - 1860, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2004 - 2006, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, lower center verso in graphite: WR COLL

Wikidata ID

Q64171062

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