London: View across the Thames to the Tower, ca. 1880

Title

London: View across the Thames to the Tower

Photographer

• Francis Frith

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

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.

Genre

• architecture
• city view

Main Motif

• boat
• ship
• building
• London
• Thames
• riverscape
• Tower of London (London)
• White Tower, Tower of London (London)
• Bell Tower London, Tower of London (London)
• Waterloo Barracks, Tower of London (London)
• Queen's House, Tower of London (London)
• Bloody Tower, Tower of London (London)
• Hospital Bloc, Tower of London (London)
• Lanthorn Tower, Tower of London (London)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Henry III (King of England)
• Edward I (King of England)
• Thomas Becket

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 61D(ENGLAND) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ENGLAND) (ENGLAND)
• 61E(LONDON) names of cities and villages (LONDON)
• 46C21 ships (in general)
• 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings

Secondary

• 25H213 river
• 61D(RIVER THAMES) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (RIVER THAMES) (RIVER THAMES)