Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
UNKNOWN PERSON
Bassin Napoleon at Cherbourg, before the water was let in
1858Albumen print | 19.3 x 25.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2935018
Photograph of a dry dock prior to being flooded. There are warehouses and an ornate arch in the distant background. There is a large ship on the far left side of the photograph.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
annotation: "Bassin Napoleon", at Cherbourg, before the water was let in. 1858. [beneath work]
19.3 x 25.5 cm (image)
30.8 x 38.6 cm (mount)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- France
- Normandy [France]
- Cherbourg [Manche]
- Normandy [France]
- France
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
