Golden Gate

1857

James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

Antonio Beato

Artist, British, born Corfu (?), after 1832 - 1906

James Robertson

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.2 × 27 cm (12 5/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
    mount: 45.5 × 52 cm (17 15/16 × 20 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 March 1985, no, 84, as Jerusalem, circa 1854, study of the walls with figures in the foreground, Albumen Print, 312 by 270mm, mounted on card, by James Robertson & Felice Beato); Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 1985; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: ROBERTSON/BEATO; lower center in graphite: Jerusalem c.1864; bottom right in graphite: 85:2092; on verso, bottom left in graphite: TR 1439.35; bottom right in graphite: Sotheby / 29.03.85 / 1 of -; bottom right in black ink on white label: 84

Wikidata ID

Q64155476

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