Dryburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire, Scotland
George Washington Wilson (1823 - 1893)
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
119 x 195 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520692.15
Summary
A monochrome albumen print photograph by George Washington Wilson, depicting a view of Dryburgh Abbey,Roxburghshire, Scotland. The picture depicts a tower with arches and a metal railing through an arch, with trees and bushes behind and either side. The print is mounted with broad paper borders. The corner shape is square. The photograph is photographically captioned from the negative: "Dryburgh Abbey. 427. G.W.W" in bottom centre.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection, a gift from the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2017. It was part of the BFI's collection for the Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI). The BFI purchased the collection in 1986 from James Fenton (Fenton Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man (1976-1996)
Makers and roles
George Washington Wilson (1823 - 1893), photographer