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Ploughing - The Tirol

Photograph
ca. 1890-1894 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Stieglitz, Alfred (photographer)
Place of origin
Austria (photographed)
Tirol (photographed)

Black and white photograph showing a man guiding a plough being pulled by two horses. A curved plane of the field has been ploughed, dividing the foreground of the image roughly in half, with mountains visible in the background.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Landscapes
Farming
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitlePloughing - The Tirol (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print.
Photographic Paper
Platinum Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, 'Ploughing - The Tirol', platinum print, Austria, ca. 1890-1894.
Physical description
Black and white photograph showing a man guiding a plough being pulled by two horses. A curved plane of the field has been ploughed, dividing the foreground of the image roughly in half, with mountains visible in the background.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 410mm
  • Mount width: 510mm
  • Image height: 260mm
  • Image width: 343mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain' (Ink stamp on verso of mount.)
  • 'Ploughing - The Tirol date?/ Alfred Stieglitz Hon FRPS' (Handwritten in pencil on verso of mount.)
  • 'C.157' (Handrwitten in blue pencil on verso of mount.)
  • '2003-5001_2_22427' (Handwritten in pencil on verso of mount.)
  • 'Royal Photographic Society/ Catalogue S.11./ Part 1, Section 2, Nos 4281' (Printed white sticker on verso of mount, completed with ink.)
  • 'The Royal Photographic Society/ Permanent Collection/ Name, Alfred Stieglitz Hon FRPS/ Title, Ploughing - The Tirol/ Date, ? probably early say 1890-1894/ Acquired, Coburn Gift 1930/ Ref: N°, B1055' (Printed white sticker on verso of mount, completed with ink.)
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
Acquired by the RPS as part of the Alvin Langdon Coburn Gift, 1930
Places depicted
Tyrol
Austria
Other numbers
  • 4281 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • S11 - RPS identifier - box number
  • 2003-5001_2_22427 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • B 1059 - RPS identifier - alternative
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1288-2018

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Record createdFebruary 21, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1433381/ploughing---the-tirol-photograph-stieglitz-alfred/
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