The Arsenal

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows a construction area near water, with a distant landscape in the background. In the center, there is a tall wooden framework and scattered building materials. On the right, there are long, low buildings along the waterfront. The color palette is primarily sepia, giving a vintage appearance. The image has a photographic style, with muted tones of browns and beiges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 7/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
    mount: 32.5 × 40.8 cm (12 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.4.6

  • Volume Title

    Photographs of the Crimean War

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco); Michael and Jane Wilson, Wilson Centre for Photography, London, acquired 2001; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on image, by unknown hand, lower left in ink: The Arsenal; on mount, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: < <; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, center left in graphite: ROBEN 3

Wikidata ID

Q64155513

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