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British

Alpine Landscape with Figures, ca. 1860

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

British

Title

Alpine Landscape with Figures

Year

ca. 1860

Medium

Pen and ink, graphite, and albumen prints on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pen and ink,
  • graphite,
  • paper

Dimensions

28.6 x 40.3 cm (11 1/4 x 15 7/8 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

82.013

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Collective Recollection

July 27, 2018 - January 20, 2019

Early Exposures

March 13 - July 19, 2015

Creating photo collages was a popular 19th-century pastime, particularly for women from the British Isles, where photography was widespread and accessible. This alpine scene boasts a hand-drawn landscape—of some considerable skill—and the witty addition of collaged photographs of people and animals. A musical group brings and element of culture to the scene, while the prevalence of several dogs suggests the artist’s affection for the animal. The combination of the apparent factuality of photography with a fictional, staged setting is uncanny as well as amusing.

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