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Call Number:

PH-01019

Collection Name:

The Gossiping Photographer on the Rhine

Creator:

, 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869

No. of Items:

16 items in 1 volume

Span Dates:

1864

Description:

The Gossiping Photographer on the Rhine (Reigate: Frith, 1864) is a photographically illustrated book by Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898), printed by James S. Virtue in London. The 32-page volume, bound in green leather with gilt lettering and gilt edges, contains 16 mounted albumen prints made in 1863. 


Written in a travelogue style, the book follows Frith’s journey along the Rhine River in Germany, blending narrative text with photographs that document the region’s landscapes and architectural features. The images, interspersed throughout the volume, depict towns, vineyards, and castles along the Rhine. This volume serves as a companion to The Gossiping Photographer at Hastings (1864), also authored and illustrated by Frith.


The book is part of the Gernsheim Collection, acquired in 1963.

Accession No(s):

964:0483:0001-0016

Location(s):

DD 801 R74 F747 1864 HRC-P (964:0483:0001-0016)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title The Drachenfels from Honnef
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 8.4 x 12.9 cm; 3 3/10 x 5 1/10 in; mount: 27.8 x 21 cm; 10 9/10 x 8 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0001
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Map of the Rhine, from Bonn to Bingen
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.7 x 18.5 cm; 6 1/5 x 7 3/10 in; mount: 21.5 x 27.8 cm; 8 1/2 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0002
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Brohl
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12 x 17.1 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.5 x 27.8 cm; 8 1/2 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0003
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Andernach
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 11.8 x 17.1 cm; 4 3/5 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.5 x 27.9 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0004
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Leudesdorf, and Distant View of Andernach
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 11.6 x 16.6 cm; 4 3/5 x 6 1/2 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0005
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Ehrenbreitstein
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12.2 x 17.1 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.9 cm; 8 2/5 x 11 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0006
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title View from Fort Constantine, Coblentz
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12 x 17.2 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 4/5 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0007
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Lahnstein, with the Castle of Lahneck
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12 x 17 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0008
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Marksburg
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12 x 17 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0009
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Rheinfels and St. Goar
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 11.6 x 16.4 cm; 4 3/5 x 6 1/2 in; mount: 21.3 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0010
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title St. Goarshausen
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12 x 17.1 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0011
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Oberwesel
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12.1 x 17.1 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0012
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Bacharach
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12.1 x 17.1 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0013
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Old house at Bacharach
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.8 x 11.6 cm; 6 1/5 x 4 3/5 in; mount: 27.8 x 21.4 cm; 10 9/10 x 8 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0014
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Schönberg
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 11.9 x 17 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0015
Artist/Maker , 1822 - 1898, active 1850/1859 - 1860/1869
Title Reindebach and the Furstenburg
Date 1863–1864
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 12.2 x 16.3 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 2/5 in; mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0016

See Also:

Francis Frith Photography Collection