View from Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight (Evening) 1860
Albumen print | 7.2 x 6.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2320050
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Photograph of the Solent with small boats in the foreground and a larger vessel in the centre of the background. Sun breaks through the clouds, illuminating a stretch of water below.
This photograph is one of a series of sea scapes in which Wilson broke with photographic convention and shot his images directly into the sun, creating what was termed 'instantaneous' images. He modified his camera lens to avoid the reflections that photographers faced when photographing into the light. Wilson was influenced by the work of the French photographer, Gustav Le Gray (1820-84) who was famous for creating dramatic seascapes over which hung brooding skies.Provenance
From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Albert, Prince Consort between 1860 and 1861
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
7.2 x 6.6 cm (image)
17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)