Rouen Cathedral, north west porch
Photograph
ca. 1890 (photographed)
ca. 1890 (photographed)
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Little is currently known about Charles Gladstone (active 1890s). However, his photographs of Rouen Cathedral: North West Porch and Rouen Cathedral: South East are fine examples of the platinum print process and are accomplished examples of artistic architectural photography of the late 19th and early 20th century. Platinum printing for photographs of ecclesiastical architecture was made fashionable at this time by the foremost photographer of this subject, Frederick Evans. Evans’s works are in the V&A collection and Gladstone’s photographs make a useful comparison with them to show his influence.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Rouen Cathedral, north west porch (generic) |
| Materials and techniques | Platinum print |
| Brief description | Photograph of Rouen Cathedral, north west porch by Charles Gladstone, platinum print ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of Rouen Cathedral, detail of portal, printed on album page |
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| Credit line | Gift of Robert and Paula Hershkowitz |
| Association | |
| Summary | Little is currently known about Charles Gladstone (active 1890s). However, his photographs of Rouen Cathedral: North West Porch and Rouen Cathedral: South East are fine examples of the platinum print process and are accomplished examples of artistic architectural photography of the late 19th and early 20th century. Platinum printing for photographs of ecclesiastical architecture was made fashionable at this time by the foremost photographer of this subject, Frederick Evans. Evans’s works are in the V&A collection and Gladstone’s photographs make a useful comparison with them to show his influence. |
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| Accession number | E.41-2012 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2012 |
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