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Mont Saint-Michel, St. Michel

Photograph
ca. 1880s (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Carl Norman & Co. (photographer)
Place of origin
Mont Saint-Michel (photographed)

A sepia toned photograph showing a view of a sculpture of a saint with his arm raised, holding a sword aloft in one hand and a shield with cross in the other as he stares down a dragon.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Tourism & Travel
Object type
photograph
TitleMont Saint-Michel, St. Michel (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Albumen Process
Brief description
Photograph by Carl Norman & Co, 'Mont Saint-Michel, St. Michel', albumen print, ca. 1880s
Physical description
A sepia toned photograph showing a view of a sculpture of a saint with his arm raised, holding a sword aloft in one hand and a shield with cross in the other as he stares down a dragon.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 29.3cm
  • Paper width: 22cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '5241 Abbaye du Mont Saint Michell [sic], St. Michell [sic], C.N. & Co.' (inventory number, printed on recto of photograph)
  • Royal Photographic Society ink stamps / 'Mt. St. Michel - St. Michel' (ink stamp and ink, verso, paper)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Object history
Received from Russell Putman, 1964
Subjects depicted
Sculptures
Dragons
Saints
Place depicted
Mont Saint-Michel
Other numbers
  • 21825 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 15315 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • A9 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.2007-2022

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Record createdOctober 31, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1733643/mont-saint-michel-st-michel-photograph-carl-norman/
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