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FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)

'The Pond in the Hofgarten'

1857

Albumen print | 18.0 x 23.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2117914

Photograph showing a pond in the Hofgarten at Coburg. In the middle ground, there is a man seated beside the pond, captured in profile. The pond is surrounded by forest.

  • Creator(s)

    Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)

  • 18.0 x 23.5 cm (image)

    31.5 x 38.4 cm (page dimensions)

  • Commissioned by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Germany
          • Bavaria [Germany]
            • Coburg [Bavaria]
              • Hofgarten [Coburg]
    • Geography
      • Physiography
        • Ponds
    • People
      • Men
    • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
      • Botany
        • Systematic botany
          • Trees
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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