Remains of Stone Buildings

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

The image shows an aerial view of a vast landscape. In the foreground, there are rocky ruins, followed by rows of dilapidated buildings in a grid-like pattern on overgrown land. In the distance, there is a large body of water, with land extending beyond it. Faint outlines of buildings are visible on the horizon. The sky above is pale and uniform. The color palette is mainly brown and beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 × 27.3 cm (8 9/16 × 10 3/4 in.)
    mount: 32.5 × 40.8 cm (12 13/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.137.4.15

  • 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 mount, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: V; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, top left in graphite: JR-0027

Wikidata ID

Q64155522

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