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National Photographic Record and Survey
Stone, Benjamin - Enlarge image
National Photographic Record and Survey
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Palace of Westminster, England (photographed)
- Date:
September 1897 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Stone, Benjamin (Sir), born 1836 - died 1914 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
platinum print mounted on card with hand written ink notation
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the British Museum
- Museum number:
E.3771-2000
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, room 512M, case MX22, shelf 5, box 82C
Physical description
b&w print of view of behind Big Ben's clock face with man looking at camera
Place of Origin
Palace of Westminster, England (photographed)
Date
September 1897 (made)
Artist/maker
Stone, Benjamin (Sir), born 1836 - died 1914 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
platinum print mounted on card with hand written ink notation
Descriptive line
Photograph of the inner side of the Cock Tower Dial, London, Benjamin Stone, 1897
Exhibition History
Festivals, Ceremonies and Customs: Sir Benjamin Stone and the National Photographic Record (Victoria and Albert Museum 26/10/2006-14/01/2007)
Labels and date
Houses of Parliament 1897 The inner side of Dial. Clock Tower.
This shows a man standing behind the face of the Big Ben clock. Stone used his position as MP for East Birmingham to make an extensive record of the Houses of Parliament.
Westminster, London, 1897
Museum no. E.3771-2000
Collection code
PDP
