-
1 of 253523 objects
'Stonehenge' 1853
Albumen print | 15.3 x 22.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906077
-
Photograph showing Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire. Russell Sedgfield was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, and trained as an engineer. His interest in photography began at the age of 16 when he took out a licence, as an amateur, to operate the calotype process, invented by W. H. Fox Talbot. From this early beginning he became a leading topographic photographer c.1852-72. A view of Stonehenge by Sedgfield, on waxed paper, was shown in 1854 at the first Photographic Society exhibition, held in Suffolk Street in London. The photograph is signed and dated in the negative, 'E. Sedgfield [sic] 1853'.
Provenance
From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert
-
Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
-
Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
15.3 x 22.3 cm (image)
Category
Object type(s)
Featured in
ExhibitionCrown and Camera: The British Royal Family and Photography 1842-1910 : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The first Royal Collection exhibition to be entirely dedicated to photography
MicrositePrince Albert
Learn more about the life and legacy of Prince Albert through selected papers and collections