A general view of Porto Fino, North East Italy
Category
Photographs
Date
1883 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
202 x 278 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520699.11
Summary
An albumen print photograph of Porto Fino, North East Italy. The print, taken from an elevated position, depicts a view of the town, at the end of a bay, containing sailing ships and smaller vessels.Beyond the town are wooded hills with isolated buildings. To the right are several villas and the Church of San Giorgio perched on the coastal cliffs. The print is mounted onto the right hand page of the album on heavy white card. The photograph is in landscape format and has diagonally cut corners. Markings: Bottom of the page, handwritten in ink and underlined, are the words: 'Porto Fino'
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