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Peter Henry Emerson
Peter Henry Emerson The Complete Angler (Volume I)1888

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Sepia-toned print reproducing a portrait of an elderly man with white hair and a wide flat collar, hands folded at the waist; handwritten inscription below reads 'Izaak: Walton'
Gelatin silver print landscape of a narrow canal lined with timber-clad buildings and bare winter trees, their reflections visible in still water; a windmill rises in the misty middle distance, with a towpath along the right bank. Photographer's signature visible at lower right.
Sepia-toned photograph of a stone English parish church with a crenellated tower and pointed spire, surrounded by bare trees and dense shrubbery, viewed across a canal or waterway with a fence in the foreground.
Photogravure landscape of a calm river winding through flat countryside, flanked by pollarded willows; a cow grazes in a field at left, with gentle hills and bare trees visible in the soft, hazy distance.
Gelatin silver print landscape; a figure in a wide-brimmed hat sits on a grassy bank fishing, a long rod extending toward calm water; bare willows and leafless trees line the far bank, with farm buildings visible in the middle distance.
Photogravure landscape of a wide, shallow river with low weir in the middle distance, a standing figure on the weir, aquatic vegetation in the foreground, and rows of pollarded willows and bare trees along both banks.
Platinum or gravure print landscape, a winding stream bordered by pollarded willows and tall grasses, with farm buildings visible in the misty distance, rendered in warm sepia tones with soft focus.
Gelatin silver print of a rural landscape with a calm river winding into the distance, bare pollarded willows along the left bank, a small figure standing at the water's edge, and a village with a windmill visible on the horizon.
Photogravure landscape of a calm, winding river flanked by flat marshland; a solitary figure seated on the right bank holds a fishing rod, with pollarded willows and bare trees reflected in the still water receding into a hazy distance.
Photogravure landscape of a calm river curving into the distance, with a man standing on the grassy right bank holding a fishing rod, bare trees reflected in the water at left, open fields beyond.
Gelatin silver print of a rural English village scene with a round pond at center, bare trees, and brick buildings in the middle distance; a horse-drawn cart with a seated figure occupies the right foreground on a dirt road.
Platinum or photogravure landscape print, a still canal reflecting bare winter trees along the left bank, with a horse-drawn cart and large leafless tree on the right bank in soft-focus atmospheric haze
Platinum or gravure print of a lawn before a crenellated stone tower, with ivy-covered outbuildings and a conical-roofed structure at right; two figures crouch in the mid-ground, bare trees framing the overcast sky.
Sepia-toned photograph of a historic interior with an ornate carved stone fireplace, iron andirons, and multiple empty gilt and plain frames hanging on bare plaster walls; an arched doorway opens to the right.
Gelatin silver print landscape of a calm river with still reflections; a footbridge spans the water at center-left, a stone building and moored boats line the right bank, bare trees rise behind, and a grassy towpath runs along the left edge.
Gelatin silver print of a rural waterway landscape, with a dirt path along the right bank, a row of bare trees reflected in calm water, and a small wooden dock or landing structure on the left bank.
Gelatin silver print of a wide river scene; a figure seated in a small dark punt holds a long pole in the foreground, with bare-branched trees along the right bank, a low bridge in the middle distance, and an overcast sky.
Photogravure landscape of a calm, reflective waterway bordered by bare winter trees, with a small arched bridge and low farmhouse buildings visible in the middle distance under an overcast sky.
Photogravure landscape of a calm waterway flanked by tall bare trees on the right bank, a figure standing beside a moored barge, and pollarded willows reflected in the water at left; soft tonal gradations with slightly blurred focus.
Artist or Maker
Peter Henry Emerson
Title
Peter Henry Emerson The Complete Angler (Volume I)
Date Made
1888
Medium
Photogravure
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.713.1.1-.19
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography