A view of the curtain walls and ruined keep of Scarborough Castle.
George Willis
Category
Photographs
Date
1865 - 1875
Materials
Card
Measurements
Card size 101 x 63 mm
Place of origin
Scarborough
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519526
Summary
A monochrome albumen print, in carte de visite format, depicting a view of the curtain walls and ruined keep of Scarborough Castle. The print is mounted on a heavy white card, with the abbreviated photographers information, G. Willis, Scarboro. The full information is G. Willis 32 St Nicholas Cliff, Scarboro. and trademark is printed on the verso.
Provenance
A part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
George Willis, photographer