Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
CALDESI & MONTECCHI (ACTIVE 1857-67)
'View in Lycia'
1857Albumen print | 13.0 x 25.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2081476
Photograph of a painting of a landscape view in Lycia, Greece. There is a body of water in the foreground, with two people seated in a boat beside the water's edge. In the middle ground, on the right, is a structure that resembles that Tomb of Payava.
The Tomb of Payava is a stone sarcophagus that was discovered in Lycia in 1838. Three of the four tiers of the tomb were brought to England in 1844 and is on display in the British Museum.
Creator(s)
Caldesi & Montecchi (active 1857-67) (photographer)
13.0 x 25.5 cm (image)
54.5 x 35.8 cm (page dimensions)
Presented to Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Greece
- Physiography
- Streams
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Funerary architecture
- Tombs
- Funerary architecture
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Architecture
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Vessels (marine)
- Boats
- Vessels (marine)
- Engineering & Technology
- Places
