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Henry Peach Robinson — On the Slopes of Cader-Idris, The Last Load of Hay
Henry Peach Robinson

On the Slopes of Cader-Idris, The Last Load of Hay

1883

Robinson's albumen print exemplifies the Victorian era's "pictorialist" approach to photography, combining pastoral Welsh countryside with carefully composed figures to create a painting-like aesthetic.

Medium
Albumen print

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Henry Peach Robinson, On the Slopes of Cader-Idris, The Last Load of Hay, 1883

Robinson's albumen print exemplifies the Victorian era's "pictorialist" approach to photography, combining pastoral Welsh countryside with carefully composed figures to create a painting-like aesthetic.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1883
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Pastoral, Photography, Albumen Print, Landscape, 1880s, Hay, British, Rural, Pictorialism, Romantic

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art