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C.141.dd.8(31)

Record Id:

040-003237972

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003237941

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026869721.0x00112b

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

C.141.dd.8(31)

Title:

A reed boat-house. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry

Scope & Content:

Genre: Landscape Photography

View of the boathouse built of reeds in the marshes: 'A common sight on the Broads is the boathouse...But few of these are beautiful; their hard lines and symmetrical reed thatch offend the eye. Not so, however, with this little structure, which we discovered one wintry afternoon. The sun was passing behind a cloud as we first came upon this picture, and the lighting was beautifully soft and subdued, as it fell upon the reed walls and thatched roof, throwing at the same time a reflection of the most tender delicacy and grace. In the foreground were some withered stalks, reminding one of poor Bonvin's fine feeling and delicate drawing; behind lay the softened background of the Broad, and on the right grew two trees — the wispy tree beloved of Corot. There is little in this gem but fine quality and the charm and fascination of tranquil repose in atmosphere and water, teaching that simplicity and sentiment are at the foundation of all true art...'

Collection Area:

Printed Collections

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003237941
040-003237972

Is part of:

C.141.dd.8 : Life and landscape on the Norfolk Broads. Illustrated with forty beautiful plates from nature executed in platinotype (the plates…

C.141.dd.8(31) : A reed boat-house. Photographer: Emerson, Peter Henry

Hierarchy:

032-003237941[0031]/040-003237972

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

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Not applicable

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Techniques:

Photograph
Photographic Print
Platinum Print

Start Date:

1880

End Date:

1886

Date Range:

1880s

Era:

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