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Rev. John Richardson Major — Gateway to Borwick Hall, Lancashire

Rev. John Richardson Major

Gateway to Borwick Hall, Lancashire

1855

Major's calotype demonstrates the early potential of paper photography to capture architectural details, documenting English country house architecture with remarkable clarity for the 1850s.

Medium
salted paper print from calotype negative

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Rev. John Richardson Major, Gateway to Borwick Hall, Lancashire, 1855

Major's calotype demonstrates the early potential of paper photography to capture architectural details, documenting English country house architecture with remarkable clarity for the 1850s.

Medium
salted paper print from calotype negative
Year
1855
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Historic building, Documentary, 19th Century, Architectural, Landscape, British, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Cleveland Museum of Art