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1137 - Snowy peaks near the source of the Ganges

Photograph
1866
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Albumen print of trees in a mountainous landscape, mounted on the recto of page 38 of the album. RPS.347:74-2017 is pasted onto the verso of this page.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title1137 - Snowy peaks near the source of the Ganges (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative, pasted into album.
Brief description
Photograph by Samuel Bourne, No. 1537 - Snowy peaks near the source of the Ganges, albumen print, 1866.
Physical description
Albumen print of trees in a mountainous landscape, mounted on the recto of page 38 of the album. RPS.347:74-2017 is pasted onto the verso of this page.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 242mm
  • Image width: 293mm
  • Page height: 370mm
  • Page width: 414mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1537 Snowy peaks near the Source of the Ganges (Recto, handwritten by photographer in pencil underneath the print.)
  • 7976 (Recto, handwritten in pencil in bottom right corner of page.)
  • Bourne 1537 (Signature and negative number visible in print, in the bottom left corner, handwritten in black ink. Name and number are written slightly separately.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Object history
This album contains museum numbers RPS.347:1-2017 to RPS.347:91-2017.
Associated object
RPS.347-2017 (Album)
Other number
7976 - RPS collection - previous object number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.347:73-2017

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Record createdMay 4, 2017
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