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The Fishermans' Island

Photograph
1933 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Keighley, Alexander (photographer)
Place of origin
Lake Maggiore (photographed)

Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting a figure laying out fishing nets on the shore of a lake. A boat is visible on the left of the image and across the lake a collection of buildings, including a church tower, is visible.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Landscapes
Object type
Photograph
TitleThe Fishermans' Island (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carbon print
Carbon Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Alexander Keighley, 'The Fishermans' Island', carbon print, Lake Maggiore, Italy, 1933
Physical description
Monochrome photograph mounted on card depicting a figure laying out fishing nets on the shore of a lake. A boat is visible on the left of the image and across the lake a collection of buildings, including a church tower, is visible.
Dimensions
  • Mount width: 506mm
  • Mount height: 405mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Royal Photographic Society/ Alexander Keighley Collection 1948/ Title: The Fishermans' Island/ Process: Carbon Date: 1933/ No. 84' (Printed label completed in ink on verso.)
  • 'Given to the society 1947 by the Exors of Alex Keighley Hon Fellow (died 1947)/ Bairstow's Catalogue N° 84.'
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.
Other numbers
  • 6526 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 84 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.2663-2018

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Record createdJune 15, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1443382/the-fishermans-island-photograph-keighley-alexander/
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