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Collections

R. H. Cheney
Lady's Cove- Torquaycirca 1855, printed circa 1855

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a large, fractured rock outcrop filling the frame, with layered strata and angular broken blocks at its base
Artist or Maker
R. H. Cheney
Title
Lady's Cove- Torquay
Date Made
circa 1855, printed circa 1855
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 3/16 × 8 13/16 in. (18.2 × 22.38 cm) Primary support: 7 3/16 × 8 13/16 in. (18.2 × 22.38 cm) Secondary support: 10 × 11 7/8 in. (25.4 × 30.16 cm) Mat: 15 15/16 × 20 1/16 in. (40.48 × 50.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.454
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.