Prince Albert used photography to document exhibitions and works of art
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67)
'Camels in the Desert'; Halt in the Desert 1857
Albumen print | 32.6 x 23.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2081530
Photograph of the painting 'A Halt in the Desert' by John Frederick Lewis (1804-76). The painting depicts a group of people and camels walking through a desert landscape. A man in the foreground has dismounted his camel and stands beside it.
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Creator(s)
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)
After John Frederick Lewis (1804-76) (artist)
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32.6 x 23.5 cm (image)
54.5 x 35.8 cm (page dimensions)
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Presented to Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mammals
- Camels
- Mammals
- Animals
- Zoology
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Art
- Paintings
- Paintings-British school
- Paintings
- Art
- visual works
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