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Near Goring

Photograph
19th century (made), 1862 (published)
Artist/Maker
Victor Albert Prout (photographer)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

This photograph is one of 40 views of the river Thames, taken by Victor Albert Prout on his journey by boat from London to Oxford. They are part of a portfolio titled The Thames London to Oxford, published by Virtue and Company, London, in 1862. The portfolio includes two indexes listing the title of each photograph. Some of the photographs show the house boat on which he traveled, which he had converted into a darkroom.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Transport
Boats and Ships
Landscapes
Object type
Photograph
Titles
  • Near Goring (assigned by artist)
  • Oxford (assigned by artist)
  • The Thames London to Oxford (series title)
Materials and techniques
albumen print from wet plate collodion on glass negative
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Brief description
Photograph by Victor A Prout, 'Near Goring' from the series 'The Thames London to Oxford', albumen print, 1862
Physical description
A sepia-coloured photograph of a river scene landscape of the Thames with a small island with trees in the centre and houses on the left sinde of the photograph.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 120mm
  • Image width: 273mm
  • Mount height: 301mm
  • Mount width: 383mm
Gallery label
(30-04-2015)
Victor Albert Prout (1835–77)

From the series The Thames London to Oxford, 1862

Prout produced an impressive photographic journey along the River Thames, from the Houses of Parliament to Magdalen Bridge in Oxford. The panoramic format suited the wide expanses of riverside landscape he depicted. He completed the journey in a covered darkroom boat, where he prepared and developed his negatives.

Albumen prints
Object history
purchased from Robert Hershkowitz Limited
Summary
This photograph is one of 40 views of the river Thames, taken by Victor Albert Prout on his journey by boat from London to Oxford. They are part of a portfolio titled The Thames London to Oxford, published by Virtue and Company, London, in 1862. The portfolio includes two indexes listing the title of each photograph. Some of the photographs show the house boat on which he traveled, which he had converted into a darkroom.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Joan Osmond (2013) Victor Albert Prout. A Mid-Vctorian Photographer (1835-1877) Martin Parr and Gerry Badger (2004), The Photobook: A History Volume 1, Phaidon, p. 67 Sunday Times Book of Photodiscovery, 1980, p. 239
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.103-1987

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1058680/near-goring-photograph-victor-albert-prout/
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