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Hampton Court Palace, Fountain Court
ca. 1860-188019th century
187 x 288 mm (7.4 x 11.3 in.)
George Washington Wilson, British (Scottish), (1823–1893)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Albumen print
Marks:
Inscribed on negative, lower right: title 2921 G.W.W.
Bibliography:
On Wilson, see Helmut Gernsheim, Masterpieces of Victorian Photography; Helmut Gernsheim, History of Photography, p. 281; Lee D. Witkin and Barbara London, The Photograph Collector’s Guide (Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1979); Howard Ricketts, Harry Lunn, and P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Photography: The First Eighty Years (London: P. & D. Colnaghi, 1976); Treasures of Britain (aerial view); J. Geddie, Royal Palaces, Historic Castles and Stately Homes of Great Britain; MacMillan Biographical Encyclopedia of Photographic Artists and Innovators (1983); The Grolier Club, The Truthful Lens, pp. 57, 219–220; Hanlon, Commercial Aesthetics, p. 39; Image, vol. 7 (December 1958). The University of Aberdeen Photographic Archive’s George Washington Wilson and Co. Photographic Collection at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/gww has general information about George Washington Wilson, as well as online images of many works that also are represented in the Davison Art Center Collection.
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael M. Senft, 1983
Accession Number:
1983.12.117.283
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- architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
- England - TGN 7002445
- fountains - Use for structures with apertures designed to allow water to spout or flow periodically or continuously, as for amenity or public access. [March 1995 scope note added; related term added.]
- palaces - Use for official residences, frequently large and impressively appointed, of sovereigns or other high dignitaries; for other large stately dwellings but not official residences, use "mansions." [July 1995 descriptor moved.]
- travel photography
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 187 x 288 mm (7.4 x 11.3 in.)
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Credit Caption
George Washington Wilson, British (Scottish), (1823–1893) . Hampton Court Palace, Fountain Court, ca. 1860-1880. Albumen print. image : 187 x 288 mm (7.4 x 11.3 in.). DAC accession number 1983.12.117.283. Gift of Michael M. Senft, 1983.
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