Heidelberg, Germany on the river Neckar.
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
130 x 266 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520690.18
Summary
An albumen print photograph of a printed engraving depicting Heidelberg Castle on the river Neckar, showing the river crossed by a six arched bridge. To the left of the bridge Heidelberg is visible; with the castlke to the left and a wooded slope below. In the foreground there is a road with a shepherd and a flock of sheep. The print is mounted directly onto the page in the album.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-199, 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.