Detail View: Photography Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL17092390
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Reference Number:
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VPH.7.8
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Series Title:
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English architecture and landscapes
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Parent Work Title:
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View of theTerrace Garden, Harewood House, Leeds
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Creator:
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Fenton, Roger, 1819 - 1869
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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1860
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Description:
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View of the Terrace Garden at Harewood House, showing the beautiful Italianate terrace with a a balustraded parapet. Stone staircases lead down to the lower terrace which is laid out with fountains and raised flower beds with curved stone coping. To the side of the staircase there is a pair of 18th century stone sphinxes. The fountain in the foreground shows seated classical figures a second fountain is just visible to the right of the print. The terrace was designed by Charles Barry in the 1840s. Brother-in-law to Harewood's Estate Manager at the time, Roger Fenton visited Harewood in 1860 where he photographed the Terrace and surrounding landscape.
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Subject:
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Photography--History--19th century
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Subject:
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Landscape photography--19th century
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Category of Material:
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Visual
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue photography
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Technique Used:
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Albumen process
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: West Yorkshire: Leeds
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: West Yorkshire: Leeds
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Item Height:
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206 mm
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Item Width:
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125 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliography:
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Notes:
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Bottom right, underneath the print "Terrace Garden Harewood House" in ink.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2017-09-18
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2017-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Photography
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