Plaza and Viceroy's Palace-Antigua de Guatemala

1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a busy market scene from an elevated point of view. The horizon is hidden by mountain slopes, enclosing the market area. A grand colonial building with arches and a decorative facade is visible in the background. The photograph is fine and detailed, with a sepia color palette. Many people are present in the market, some stationary and others in motion. More individuals are seen under canopies in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitchell and Nancy Steir

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.5 x 23.7 cm (5 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    overall: 24.9 x 33.3 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Janet Lehr, New York); Private Collection; (Solomon Fine Art, Monarch Beach, California); Mitchell and Nancy Steir, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed in negative: Muybridge; On mount, lower left, printed: Muybridge, Photo.; lower right, printed: San Francisco.; lower left in graphite: Plaza and Viceroys Palace -- Antigua de Guatemala; upper right in graphite: P.85

Wikidata ID

Q64147024

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