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Call Number:

PH-01018

Collection Name:

The Gossiping Photographer at Hastings

Creator:

Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)

No. of Items:

16 albumen prints in 1 bound volume

Span Dates:

1864

Description:

The Gossiping Photographer at Hastings (Reigate: Frith, 1864) is a photographically illustrated book by Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898), printed by James S. Virtue in London. The 29-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 centers on Hastings, a coastal resort town in England known for its natural beauty and seaside activity, blending Frith’s descriptive text with photographs that capture the region’s landscapes and architectural features. The title page is a composite image featuring a landscape view of Hastings and two portraits of Frith, overlaid with text. The 15 subsequent photographs highlight historic buildings, monuments, streets, and coastal views throughout Hastings and its neighboring towns. This volume serves as a companion to The Gossiping Photographer on the Rhine (1864), also authored and illustrated by Frith.


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

Accession No(s):

964:0487:0001-0016

Location(s):

q DA 690 H35 F84 HRC-P (964:0487:0001-0016)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title [Title page: The Gossiping Photographer at Hastings]
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 28 x 21.7 cm; 11 x 8 1/2 in; plate: 25.1 x 18.1 cm; 9 9/10 x 7 1/10 in (arched top)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0001
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Trinity Church and the Waldegrave Fountain, Robertson Street
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.6 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.4 x 16.1 cm; 4 1/2 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0002
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Carlisle Parade (West)
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.1 x 16.2 cm; 4 2/5 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0003
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Hastings, from the Beach—Low Water
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.3 x 16 cm; 4 2/5 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0004
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Albert Monument, with Views up Bohemia and Havelock Roads
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.6 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.2 x 15.7 cm; 4 2/5 x 6 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0005
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Net Makers under the East Cliff
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 28 x 21.7 cm; 11 x 8 1/2 in; plate: 15.7 x 10.7 cm; 6 1/5 x 4 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0006
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Queen's Hotel, and Carlisle Parade (East)
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.4 x 16.1 cm; 4 1/2 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0007
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title All Saint's Church, and the Old Town
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.3 x 16 cm; 4 2/5 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0008
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title St. Thomas's Church, Winchelsea
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.6 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 10.8 x 15.9 cm; 4 3/10 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0009
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Strand Gate, Winchelsea
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.4 x 16 cm; 4 1/2 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0010
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Rye, from the West
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 10.9 x 15.9 cm; 4 3/10 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0011
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title St. Clement's Church, from Hill Street
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 28 x 21.7 cm; 11 x 8 1/2 in; plate: 15.3 x 10.8 cm; 6 x 4 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0012
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Castle, from the North-East Corner
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.4 x 16.2 cm; 4 1/2 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0013
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Chapel of St. Mary-in-the-Castle
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.3 x 16 cm; 4 2/5 x 6 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0014
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Victoria Hotel, and Dorman's Library, St. Leonard's
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 10.8 x 15.8 cm; 4 3/10 x 6 1/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0015
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Marina, St. Leonard's
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.7 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 10.9 x 15.6 cm; 4 3/10 x 6 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0487:0016

See Also:

Francis Frith Photography Collection