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On the Tagus, Toledo

Photograph
1860s-1870s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitleOn 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.
Dimensions
  • Photograph height: 158mm
  • Photograph width: 208mm
  • Green card mount height: 331mm
  • Green card mount width: 267mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 2565 ON THE TAGOS: TOLEDO (Printed on bottom corner of photograph)
  • probably [crossed out] Frith 2565 / LF (Inscribed on mount in pencil)
  • Toledo / On the / Tagus (Inscribed on the mount in pen)
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.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
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
Collection
Accession number
E.3704-1995

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Record createdJuly 4, 2007
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