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Peter Henry Emerson — Snipe-Shooting
Peter Henry Emerson

Snipe-Shooting

1886

Captured using the platinum printing process prized for its tonal range, the image documents traditional hunting practices while exemplifying Emerson's naturalistic approach to photography.

Medium
Platinum print, pl. X from the album "Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads" (1886)

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Peter Henry Emerson, Snipe-Shooting, 1886

Captured using the platinum printing process prized for its tonal range, the image documents traditional hunting practices while exemplifying Emerson's naturalistic approach to photography.

Medium
Platinum print, pl. X from the album "Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads" (1886)
Year
1886
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Documentary, Photograph, Landscape, Naturalism, Water, Nature, Platinum Print, British

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art