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Call Number:

PH-00399

Collection Name:

James Robertson Photography Collection

Creator:

Bibby, H., engraver

Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)

No. of Items:

28 photographs, 1 engraving

Span Dates:

circa 1855

Description:

The collection consists of 28 photographs by James Robertson (British, 1813-1888), and a published engraving by H. Bibby derived from one of Robertson's photographs. The photographs are primarily of views of the Crimean War, 1853-1860, and focus on the destruction of the Redan and the Malakhov (the two major forts guarding Sevastopol), the destruction of the city of Sevastopol, and the military camps at Balaklava Harbor. Included amongst these images are two group portraits of military officers, including a committee comprised of Mr. Macleod, Major Edwards, Sir John Lawrence, Mr. Montgomery, and Col. Macpherson. The collection also includes five views of Athens, Greece, specifically of prominent archaeological sites including the Erechtheion and Parthenon on the Acropolis, the Arch of Hadrian, and the Temple of Zeus, Olympia. Additionally there are three views of Istanbul, one of which is a panorama.

964:0397:0001-0009 -- Crimea. Siege of Sebastopol (i.e. Sevastopol). Russian gun replacements in the Redan after the fall of Sebastopol, September 8-9, 1855;
964:0398:0001-0011 -- Crimea. Siege of Sebastopol (i.e. Sevastopol). Various views and scenes, 1855.
964:0399:0001-0005 -- Views of Athens.
964:0401:0017 -- Base de l’obelisque, circa 1850;
964:0401:0029 -- La Sulimanié, circa 1850;
964:0401:0031 -- The Golden Horn abd Bosphorus, circa 1850. Panorama of Constantinople from a tower near the barracks and the Mosque of Suleiman;
982:0064:0001 -- The Redan, view of a portion of the interior.

Accession No(s):

964:0397:0001-0009; 964:0398:0001-0011; 964:0399:0001-0005; 964:0401:0017, 0029, 0031; 982:0064:0001

Location(s):

Special permission required 3 osb (Robertson Boxes 2-4)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Russian lines, taken after the fall of Sebastopol.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 22.2 x 29.3 cm; 8 7/10 x 11 1/2 in; mount: 34.1 x 40.6 cm; 13 2/5 x 16 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0001

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	View of Sebastopol after the withdrawal of the Russians.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 20.9 x 28 cm; 8 1/5 x 11 in; mount: 31.8 x 40.9 cm; 12 1/2 x 16 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0002

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Sebastopol Harbour after the fall of Sebastopol.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 22 x 29.8 cm; 8 7/10 x 11 7/10 in; mount: 34.2 x 40.6 cm; 13 1/2 x 16 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0003

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Group of English officers, taken after the fall of Sebastopol.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 22.3 x 30.1 cm; 8 4/5 x 11 9/10 in; mount: 34.2 x 40.6 cm; 13 1/2 x 16 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0004

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Mr. Macleod, Major Edwards, Sir John Lawrence, Mr. Montgomery, Col. Macpherson. (a.k.a., A Committee during the Crimean War.)
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 16.4 x 28.2 cm; 6 1/2 x 11 1/10 in; mount: 25.5 x 35.8 cm; 10 x 14 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0005

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Sebastopol and the bridge of boats from the Redan.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 19.4 x 29.9 cm; 7 3/5 x 11 4/5 in; mount: 31.7 x 39.1 cm; 12 1/2 x 15 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0006

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Severnaia District, Sebastopol from the Redan.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 20.9 x 28.1 cm; 8 1/5 x 11 1/10 in; mount: 31.7 x 39 cm; 12 1/2 x 15 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0007

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Bridge of [sic, over] the Chernyea, Crimea.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 24.3 x 28.7 cm; 9 3/5 x 11 3/10 in; mount: 28.2 x 35.7 cm; 11 1/10 x 14 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0008

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	View of Balaclava from the Guards’ Camp, Crimea.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 23.8 x 29.4 cm; 9 2/5 x 11 3/5 in; mount: 28.2 x 35.7 cm; 11 1/10 x 14 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0009

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	Officer’s Camp at Balaclava.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 22.3 x 27.9 cm; 8 4/5 x 11 in; mount: 31.7 x 39 cm; 12 1/2 x 15 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0010

Artist/Maker	Robertson, James (1805 - 1889)
Title	In the Crimea.
Date	circa 1855
Medium	Salted paper print
Dimensions	image: 19.4 x 27.7 cm; 7 3/5 x 10 9/10 in; mount: 31.6 x 39.1 cm; 12 2/5 x 15 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0398:0011

Request checked items:

Photographic Views. Crimea, India &c. &c. [Dew Album]: Fifty additional photographs by Robertson are located in an album, [Photographic views. Crimea, India &c. &c. (Dew Album)] (PH-00873).