Courtyard with Domed Building in Ruins

1855-1856

James Robertson

Associated Names
James Robertson

Artist, British, 1813 - 1888

Felice Beato

Artist, British, born Venice, 1832 - 1909

This image shows a desolate landscape with crumbling stone buildings. A path lined with rubble fades into the distance. The sky is expansive above, with more ruined structures on the horizon. A domed structure on the left and a damaged building on the right are prominent features. The color palette is sepia-toned, giving a vintage quality and emphasizing the decay of the architecture.

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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

    2012.137.4.24

  • 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, signed by artist, bottom left: Robertson; on mount, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: 1 ^; bottom center in ink: [Arabic inscription]; on verso, lower center in graphite: ROBEN 19

Wikidata ID

Q64155533

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