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Call Number:

PH-00998

Collection Name:

Pictorial Effect in Photography: Being Hints on Composition and Chiaroscuro for Photographers

Creator:

Robinson, Henry Peach (1830 - 1901)

No. of Items:

3 photographs mounted in 1 bound volume

Span Dates:

1869

Description:

Photographically illustrated book, by H. P. (Henry Peach) Robinson (English, 1830-1901), entitled Pictorial Effect in Photography: Being Hints on Composition and Chiaroscuro for Photographers (London: Piper & Carter, 1869). The book, which bears an inscription by Helmut Gernsheim, contains three of Robinson's photographs. Print information follows.

964:0697:0001 -- [Maud & Ethel May Robinson], 1869 or earlier. Carbon print, 11.9 x 8;.9 cm (image); 20.8 x 16.1 cm (sheet);
964:0697:0002 -- [On the Hill-Top], 1869 or earlier. Albumen print, 13.5 x 9.4 cm (image); 20.8 x 16.1 cm (sheet);
964:0697:0003 -- [Autumn], 1869 or earlier. Carbon print, 6.5 x 9.9 cm (image); 20.8 x 16.1 cm (sheet).

Accession No(s):

964:0697:0001-0003

Location(s):

TR 650 R6 1869 HRC-P (964:0697:0001-0003)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Robinson, Henry Peach (1830 - 1901)
Title	[Maud & Ethel May Robinson]
Date	1869
Medium	carbon print
Dimensions	11.4 x 9.5 cm; 4 1/2 x 3 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0697:0001

Artist/Maker	Robinson, Henry Peach (1830 - 1901)
Title	On the hill-top
Date	1869
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	13.4 x 9.5 cm; 5 3/10 x 3 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0697:0002

Artist/Maker	Robinson, Henry Peach (1830 - 1901)
Title	Autumn
Date	1869
Medium	Carbon print (composite photograph)
Dimensions	6.5 x 10.1 cm; 2 3/5 x 4 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0697:0003

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