Fountain of Mercury at Augsburgh, Germany
Category
Photographs
Date
1883 - 1888
Materials
Paper
Measurements
138 x 99 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520698.10
Summary
An albumen print photograph of the Fountain of Mercury at Augsburgh, Germany. The print depicts a view of the Mercuryy on a pedestal with figures around. It is mounted at the top right hand of the page, one of three prints on this page. The print is mounted onto an album page of heavy white card. The photograph is in portrait format and has diagonally cut top corners. Markings: Top of the page handwritten in ink and underlined, are the words; 'Augsburgh' Bottom below the photograph, handwritten in ink and underlined, are the words: 'Fountain of Mercury'
Provenance
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