On the Tagus, Toledo
Photograph
1860s-1870s (made)
1860s-1870s (made)
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Throughout the 1850s and 1860s photographs of historical and topographical sights from distant countries were rare and highly desirable. Francis Frith was one of the most successful commercial photographers to cater for this demand. This image is part of the V&A's Frith archive which consists of about 4,200 whole plate albumen prints. The photographs are file prints which were probably used as place-makers, allowing easy retrieval of stocks of unmounted prints at the Francis Frith & Co Archive.
Object details
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| Title | On the Tagus, Toledo (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | albumen print |
| Brief description | On the Tagus, Toledo, photograph by Frith & Co. |
| Physical description | Photograph of the Tagos river in Toledo. On the left side of the image is part of a building. Onthe right is a rocky outcrop; the river can be seen below this. A donkey stand on the river bank. Mounted on green card. |
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| Object history | Francis Frith was one of the most successful commercial photographers from the 1860s onwards. Throughout the 1850s and 1860s photographs of historical and topographical sites were highly desirable. This image is part of the V&A's Frith archive which consists of some 4200 whole plate albumen prints. The photographs are file prints which were probably used as place-makers allowing easy retrieval of stocks of unmounted prints at the Francis Frith & Co Archive. |
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| Summary | Throughout the 1850s and 1860s photographs of historical and topographical sights from distant countries were rare and highly desirable. Francis Frith was one of the most successful commercial photographers to cater for this demand. This image is part of the V&A's Frith archive which consists of about 4,200 whole plate albumen prints. The photographs are file prints which were probably used as place-makers, allowing easy retrieval of stocks of unmounted prints at the Francis Frith & Co Archive. |
| Bibliographic reference | David Balsells etc al. Napper I Frith. Un viatge fotogràfic per la Ibéria del segle XIX with an essay by Martin Barnes. Barcelona, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, 2007. ISBN 978-84-8043-181-1. |
| Other number | 2565 - F. Frith & Co. serial number |
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| Accession number | E.3704-1995 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2007 |
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