Fishing boats on beach
Photograph
ca.1853 (photographed)
ca.1853 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Boats are numbered N33, NN37, Ee146 and RE74
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Fishing boats on beach (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | albuminised print from paper negative |
| Brief description | Beached fishing boats with capstan |
| Physical description | Boats are numbered N33, NN37, Ee146 and RE74 |
| Object history | During the 1830s William Henry Fox Talbot invented a way of making paper negatives and from them multiple paper prints. In doing so, he laid the foundations of modern photography. Calvert Richard Jones learned of these developments in 1839 through a neighbour, who was a cousin of Talbot. Jones made many pictures in the West of England and South Wales, where he lived. He also travelled widely, making photographs on the continent. Jones' work stands out in the early development of photography because he was one of the first to apply a schooled artist's eye to the medium. Jones made many maritime photographs. (Relate composition to marine paintings and drawings.) |
| Historical context | Distinctive design of capstan for hauling boats up the shingle beach. NN registration of boats is Newhaven, but image identified as Eastbourne (also in East Sussex) by NMM |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.122-1983 |
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| Record created | July 17, 2008 |
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