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Landscape

1856

Henry White

(British, 1819–1903)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 19 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1993.162
Public Domain
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Location
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Print

Description

In the 1850s London lawyer Henry White was also recognized as one of Britain's most gifted landscape photographers. His work helped to establish the aesthetic standard for 19th-century British landscape photography. This charming image is an example of his best known work—intimate, lyrical landscapes taken in northern Wales. Here White carefully balanced his desire to faithfully record elaborate details with broad atmospheric effects. As with many of his photographs, this print registers a city-dweller's delight in finding himself in natural surroundings.
A horizontally oriented albumen print depicts people with light skin tones gathering wood in a dense forest. On our right, a woman in a patterned dress and wide-brimmed hat stands near a fallen log. To our left, three children surround a large pile of branches; one child sits atop, another on a log, and a third on the ground. Ivy-covered trunks and dense branches frame the scene in muted brown tones.

Landscape

1856

Henry White

(British, 1819–1903)
England, 19th century

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