Hereford Cathedral from Northwest
Artist
Alfred Capel-Cure
(English, 1826 - 1896)
Date1860
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsMount: 12 7/8 × 14 15/16 inches (32.69 × 37.94 cm)
Image and sheet: 8 1/2 × 10 7/8 inches (21.59 × 27.62 cm)
Image and sheet: 8 1/2 × 10 7/8 inches (21.59 × 27.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.21.4
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Hereford-fr. N.W."
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "600-";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "1-0048".
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a cathedral facade with scaffolding. Top of cathedeal is outside of frame.Gallery LabelColonel Alfred Capel-Cure was among the first gentlemen-amateurs to practice photography in England. He specialized in architectural views, with an interest in medieval structures such as this one, and travelled throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and France. In this photograph of Hereford Cathedral, located in southwest England, Capel-Cure adeptly renders the delicate play of light and shadow as it illuminates the form and structure of the cathedral’s stone exterior.
Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2011;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2011.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2011.
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