London: The British Museum, 1857

Blatt: 32.2 x 43.0 cm
Gesamtmaß: 51.0 x 69.0 cm

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Inventory Number: St.F.88

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Status: Not on display

Texts

About the Work

Roger Fenton’s career as a photographer is impressive. During the early years of photography, he was the most creative and successful photographer in the UK. His architectural views and landscapes, portraits and still lifes, along with his travel and war photographs, are milestones in photographic history. In his role as the British Museum’s first official photographer, Fenton demonstrated his sure sense as a ‘photo artist’. Here, the mother and her children lend the awe-inspiring facade a human dimension.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: London: The British Museum

Photographer

Roger Fenton

Period Produced

19th century

School

architectural photography

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

Technique

albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: The British Museum; Photographed by R. Fenton
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: L. No 46

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet recto unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: 4.

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Photographic Collection

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

architecture

Main Motif

Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary

61F(BRITISH MUSEUM) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (BRITISH MUSEUM)
41A13 edifice, e.g.: public building, department store
48C1411 exterior ~ representation of a building
25I144 square, place, circus, etc.
61E(LONDON) names of cities and villages (LONDON)
42B742 mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group)