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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

ANDRÉ ADOLFE EUGÈNE DISDÉRI (1819-89)

'L'abreuvoir'; The trough

c. 1856

Salted paper print | 15.1 x 12.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2932741

Photograph of three figures engaged in manual work. A woman wearing a bonnet stands on the left beside a man who bends over a basket. The man is watched by a second man who stands alongside two horses that drink from a water trough. Trees stand in the background.

  • Creator(s)

    André Adolfe Eugène Disdéri (1819-89) (photographer)

  • 15.1 x 12.1 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs