Photography — 1854-1860
A View of Trafalgar Square
A view of Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column from the direction of St Martin-in-the-Fields, c. 1857. In the foreground can be seen 'ghost' images of horse-drawn traffic which had moved during the long exposure required for the photograph.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- IN30808
- Object name:
- A View of Trafalgar Square
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Fenton, Roger
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- Production date:
- 1854-1860
- Material:
machine-made wove paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 333 mm, L 440 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund and V&A Purchase Grant Fund
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- License this image:
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