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Call Number:

PH-01019

Collection Name:

The Gossiping Photographer on the Rhine

Creator:

Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)

No. of Items:

16 albumen prints in 1 bound 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. This 32-page volume, bound in green leather with gold tooling and gilt edges, contains 16 mounted albumen prints made in 1863.


The book serves as a travelogue of Frith's journey along the Rhine River in Germany, blending narrative text with images that capture the landscapes and architectural features of the region. The photographs, interspersed throughout, depict views of 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 Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title The Drachenfels from Honnef
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 27.8 x 21 cm; 10 9/10 x 8 3/10 in; plate: 8.4 x 12.9 cm; 3 3/10 x 5 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0001
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Map of the Rhine, from Bonn to Bingen
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.5 x 27.8 cm; 8 1/2 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 15.7 x 18.5 cm; 6 1/5 x 7 3/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0002
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Brohl
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.5 x 27.8 cm; 8 1/2 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12 x 17.1 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0003
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Andernach
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.5 x 27.9 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in; plate: 11.8 x 17.1 cm; 4 3/5 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0004
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Leudesdorf, and Distant View of Andernach
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 11.6 x 16.6 cm; 4 3/5 x 6 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0005
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Ehrenbreitstein
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.9 cm; 8 2/5 x 11 in; plate: 12.2 x 17.1 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0006
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title View from Fort Constantine, Coblentz
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12 x 17.2 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0007
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Lahnstein, with the Castle of Lahneck
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12 x 17 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0008
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Marksburg
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12 x 17 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0009
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Rheinfels and St. Goar
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.3 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 11.6 x 16.4 cm; 4 3/5 x 6 1/2 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0010
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title St. Goarshausen
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12 x 17.1 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0011
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Oberwesel
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions mount: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12.1 x 17.1 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0012
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Bacharach
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12.1 x 17.1 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0013
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Old house at Bacharach
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.8 x 11.6 cm; 6 1/5 x 4 3/5 in; page: 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 Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Schönberg
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 11.9 x 17 cm; 4 7/10 x 6 7/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0015
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Reindebach and the Furstenburg
Date 1863
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions page: 21.4 x 27.8 cm; 8 2/5 x 10 9/10 in; plate: 12.2 x 16.3 cm; 4 4/5 x 6 2/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0483:0016

See Also:

Francis Frith Photography Collection