Mountain landscape with man standing on cliff edge
Photograph
ca. 1910s (photographed)
ca. 1910s (photographed)
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Autochrome depicting a mountainous landscape. In the foreground is a man standing on a cliff edge facing the camera, the initials 'J. H' appear to have been marked into the cliff top. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges.
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Title | Mountain landscape with man standing on cliff edge (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Autochrome |
Brief description | Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Mountain landscape with man standing on cliff edge', autochrome, ca. 1910s |
Physical description | Autochrome depicting a mountainous landscape. In the foreground is a man standing on a cliff edge facing the camera, the initials 'J. H' appear to have been marked into the cliff top. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges. |
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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. |
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Accession number | RPS.38-2018 |
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Record created | January 24, 2018 |
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