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Major Francis Gresley — A Path Through a Wood

Major Francis Gresley

A Path Through a Wood

1860

Wet collodion process yields exceptional detail in this woodland scene, demonstrating how early photography could rival painting in capturing nature's subtle effects of light and atmosphere.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Major Francis Gresley, A Path Through a Wood, 1860

Wet collodion process yields exceptional detail in this woodland scene, demonstrating how early photography could rival painting in capturing nature's subtle effects of light and atmosphere.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Pastoral, Albumen Print, Serene, Forest, Sepia Tone, 19th Century, Photograph, Landscape, Nature, British

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Cleveland Museum of Art