Lincoln Cathedral: Stairway in Southwest Turret
Print
1895 (photographed), 1900 (printed)
1895 (photographed), 1900 (printed)
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Photographs of medieval architecture by Frederick Evans (1853-1943) were admired both by his fellows in the English photographic group known as the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring and by the avant-garde circle associated with Alfred Steiglitz and his magazine Camera Work in New York. For much of the 20th century, photography was transmitted not in the form of silver or platinum-based prints but in ink, and although Evans was a masterly printer of platinum photographs, this is a photogravure. It is one of a group by the Swan Electric Engraving Co., produced in 1900 from a photograph taken in 1895.
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Title | Lincoln Cathedral: Stairway in Southwest Turret (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Photogravure on paper |
Brief description | Frederick H Evans. 'Lincoln Cathedral: Stairway in Southwest Turret', 1900 |
Physical description | Photographic view of part of the Cathedral interior, showing steps, arches and details of stonework. |
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Marks and inscriptions | photographer's initials (blind stamping) |
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Credit line | Given by the artist 1900 |
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Summary | Photographs of medieval architecture by Frederick Evans (1853-1943) were admired both by his fellows in the English photographic group known as the Brotherhood of the Linked Ring and by the avant-garde circle associated with Alfred Steiglitz and his magazine Camera Work in New York. For much of the 20th century, photography was transmitted not in the form of silver or platinum-based prints but in ink, and although Evans was a masterly printer of platinum photographs, this is a photogravure. It is one of a group by the Swan Electric Engraving Co., produced in 1900 from a photograph taken in 1895. |
Bibliographic reference | Timmers, Margaret (Ed). Impressions of the Twentieth Century: Fine Art Prints from the V&A's Collection. London, V&A Publications, 2001. |
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Accession number | PH.595-1900 |
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Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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