Hampton Court on Thames

1857

Roger Fenton

Associated Names
Roger Fenton

Artist, British, 1819 - 1869

The image depicts a riverside scene with a historic building surrounded by trees. A large river is in the foreground, reflecting the sky and trees. People are gathered near a boat on the riverbank, and in the background, there is a castle-like building surrounded by dense trees. The scene is captured in a monochrome print, emphasizing textures and shadows with detailed branches and foliage. The color palette is grayscale, contrasting the light sky with the darker elements like the trees and water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photo-galvanograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Patrick Montgomery

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.2 × 23.3 cm (7 3/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.5 × 55.9 cm (15 3/16 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.151.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Photographic Collection & Library of Dr. Dinesh Parekh; (sale, Leonard Joel Auction, Melbourne, 10 November 2016, lot 208); Patrick Montgomery, New York; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below image, printed in black ink: Roger Fenton, Photog'r.; center: Hampton Court _ on Thames / "PHOTOGRAPHIC ART TREASURES." / Published Jan. 1857 by the Photo-galvano-graphic Comp., London; lower right: Eng'd Photo-galv-gra process; embossed into paper, lower left, in an oval: THE PATENT PHOTO-GALVANO GRAPHIC COMPANY / HOLLOWAY / LONDON

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