On the Banks of the Wey

1897

Alfred Horsley Hinton

Associated Names
Alfred Horsley Hinton

Artist, British, 1863 - 1908

James Craig Annan

Printer, British, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a riverside view with a pathway running parallel to a waterway. Tall trees on the right side obscure the horizon, and their reflections can be seen in the water on the left. In the distance, a low tree with sprawling branches leans over the water. The artwork features soft, delicate strokes creating a dreamy effect, and a monochromatic color palette of brown and gray, enhancing the tranquil quality of the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.8 × 9.3 cm (4 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.1 × 15.2 cm (9 1/8 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.16

  • Volume Title

    Kodak Portfolio - Souvenir of the Eastman Photographic Exhibition 1897, a Collection of Kodak Film Pictures by Eminent Photographers

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Ebay.com); Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO, 2013; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below image printed in black ink: Kodaked by A. Horsley Hinton.; lower right: Photogravure by Annan, Glasgow.; upper right printed in black ink on front cover: No. 14; center: On the BANKS of the WEY / BY / MR. A. HORSLEY HINTON / WE append Mr. Hinton’s own comments: / “A commonplace subject within a few / yards of a busy town—an October morn- / ing with signs of coming rain; the sun / hidden by a floating veil of thick haze. / It was the ninth exposure of my first / ‘cartridge,’ the first three being used on / experimenting. The camera was held in / the hand, and F8 chosen with an ‘in- / stantaneous’ exposure, with the shutter / at its fastest.” / The negative was taken in a No. 4 / Cartridge Kodak.

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