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Ripon Cathedral from the Southeast, adjacent to the River Skell

c. 1855

William A. Pumphrey

Associated Names

William A. Pumphrey

Artist, British, 1817 - 1905

The image shows a rural setting with a courtyard, a stone building, and a small pool of water. There is a man with a cart and a woman sitting on the stone edge near the water. In the distance, a grand stone cathedral is visible. The view is framed by rustic buildings and walls made of brick and stone. The color palette is sepia-toned, giving the photograph a historical feel. The composition provides a glimpse into daily life with the cathedral dominating the distant view.

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Artwork overview

Medium

salted paper print
Credit Line

Purchased as the Gift of the Richard King Mellon Foundation
Dimensions

image/sheet: 14.4 × 21 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
mount: 26.6 × 31.8 cm (10 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2018.7.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Serge Plantureux, Paris); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 1999; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Isaacs, Charles

Exhibition History

2007

Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 2007 - 2008, no. 26.

Bibliography

2007

Impressed by Light: British Photographers from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860. Exh. cat. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2007: pl. 26.

Wikidata ID

Q64172039

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