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Exhibitions and records of works of art

Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art

    CALDESI & MONTECCHI (ACTIVE 1857-67)

    'Landscape'

    1857

    Albumen print | 20.3 x 29.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2081539

    Photograph of a painting of a landscape scene. A river runs through the centre of the landscape, flanked by tree-covered banks. A herd of cows walk in the water. A herdsman sits on the bank, on the right side of the painting.

    • Creator(s)

      Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)

      After James Duffield Harding (1797-1863) (artist)

    • 20.3 x 29.0 cm (image)

      54.5 x 35.8 cm (page dimensions)

    • Presented to Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Agriculture and related techniques
          • Animal husbandry
            • Cattle & oxen
              • Cows
      • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
        • Botany
          • Systematic botany
            • Trees
      • Geography
        • Systematic geography
          • Landscapes
        • Physiography
          • Rivers
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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