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1909 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A bound album of twenty sepia-toned tipped-in photogravures along with a letterpress title page, list of plates, and eight-page double-sided introduction by Hilaire Belloc

Object details

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Object type
TitleLondon (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
A bound album of twenty photogravure prints with letterpress text and gold embossed cover.
Brief description
Bound album of photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn, 'London', twenty tipped-in photogravures, with letter-press introduction by Hilaire Belloc and list of prints and dust-cover, 1909
Physical description
A bound album of twenty sepia-toned tipped-in photogravures along with a letterpress title page, list of plates, and eight-page double-sided introduction by Hilaire Belloc
Dimensions
  • Album height: 41.3cm
  • Album width: 32.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Royal Photographic Society inventory label; RPS ink stamps (printed label; ink stamps)
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
Place depicted
Other numbers
  • 8134 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • C37 - RPS identifier - box number
  • 2003-5001-2-26026 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.4263-2023

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Record createdNovember 3, 2023
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