Amalfi above Sorrento with a monk sitting on a stony bench, Italy
Photograph
1860-1880
1860-1880
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Photograph of Amalfi above Sorrento with a monk sitting on a stony bench, Italy. This object forms part of a selection of photographs that have been collected, commissioned or acquired by John Wharlton Bunney throughout the 1870s until the 1880s. This photograph was bought by Bunney at Carlo Ponti's shop in Venice on 9 March 1871. He described the view in his journal as: "a lovely scene looking down upon the sea while wreaths of vines clamber up & trellis work in the foreground".
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Title | Amalfi above Sorrento with a monk sitting on a stony bench, Italy |
Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
Brief description | Photograph of Amalfi above Sorrento with a monk sitting on a stony bench, Italy. This object forms part of a selection of photographs that have been collected, commissioned or acquired by John Wharlton Bunney throughout the 1870s until the 1880s. This photograph was bought by Bunney at Carlo Ponti's shop in Venice on 9 March 1871. He described the view in his journal as: "a lovely scene looking down upon the sea while wreaths of vines clamber up & trellis work in the foreground". |
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Credit line | Given by S. E. Bunney |
Object history | This photograph belongs to a group of photographs collected by John Wharlton Bunney (1828-1882) who was a painter of topographical and landscape scenes in the nineteenth century. Some of these photographs may have been used by him as a reference for his works. |
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Accession number | E.87-2019 |
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Record created | April 15, 2019 |
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