Shrimp catchers at sunrise, Naples

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Artist/Maker	Wortley, Stuart Lt. Col. (photographer)
Place of origin	Naples (photographed)

A photograph depicting shrimpers at work in Naples.

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Categories	Photographs Landscapes
Object type	Photograph
Title	Shrimp catchers at sunrise, Naples (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Albumen print Photographic Paper Albumen
Brief description	Photograph by Lt. Col. Stuart Wortley, 'Shrimp Catchers at Sunrise, Naples', albumen print, Naples, 1863
Physical description	A photograph depicting shrimpers at work in Naples.
Dimensions	Diameter height: 24cm Sheet height: 33.8cm Sheet width: 40.6cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions	(Lettered on the mount with the title and photographer's name) 'Selected from the pictures which obtained the medals of the London Photographic Society and Royal Polytechnic Society of Cornwall, 1863' (Lettered on the mount)
Object history	Lt. Col. Stuart Wortley was a leading amateur photographer in the 1860's with strong connections with Lord and Lady Hawarden. His studies of sea, sky and figures at Naples in 1863 were highly praised by critics.
Subjects depicted	Sea Fishing
Place depicted	Naples
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1573-1991

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Record created	March 2, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O195062/shrimp-catchers-at-sunrise-naples-photograph-wortley-stuart-lt/

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