Wells Cathedral

c. 1857

Roger Fenton

Associated Names
Roger Fenton

Artist, British, 1819 - 1869

This is a photograph of an interior space featuring Gothic architecture. The room has large stained glass windows, stone walls and floors, tall slender columns with intricate carvings, and high ribbed vaulted ceilings. Light coming through the windows creates a serene and contemplative atmosphere, revealing the texture of the stone flooring and enhancing the architectural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.77 × 27.94 cm (9 3/4 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 32.39 × 34.29 cm (12 3/4 × 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.101.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Oxford, UK), 2007; (Robert Hershkowitz, Sussex, UK), 2016; NGA purchase, 2017.

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