Vue dans le Grand Cimetière de Scutari (Scene in the Large Cemetery of Scutari)

1857

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

Antonio Beato

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

The image shows a path bordered by tall cypress trees on both sides, forming a natural archway. A slender minaret is visible in the distance at the center of the scene. The horizon is low in the frame, highlighting the vertical elements of the trees and the minaret. The composition features a range of tones from dark shadows to light highlights. The path is broad and well-lit, with some individuals walking along it. The color scheme is grayscale, typical of early black-and-white photography.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.3 × 25.6 cm (11 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
    mount: 46 × 38 cm (18 1/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.29

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Hershkowitz, acquired by February 1979). Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 1989; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on image, lower left: Vue dans le grand cimetière de Scutari; bottom left in negative: [Robertson? and? Beato? ?]; on mount, by unknown hand bottom right in graphite: 89 3898; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: print bought by Roberta [C. Degolyn?] / from Robert Hershkowitz / Feb. 1979

Wikidata ID

Q64155483

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