Caption

Gorge of the Tamina, View of a road through the gorge of Tamina, photograph, page, inscription: 'II. Car road to Pfeffers', photographer: Stephen Thompson, Tamina, c. 1863 - in or before 1868, paper, albumen print, height 120 mm x width 95 mm, public road, river, ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon (landscape with figures, staffage), Two oval sepia photographs sit side by side on a pale beige background connected by a thin decorative vertical line with small branching flourishes; the left oval shows a rocky river gorge with a wooden bridge spanning a shallow stream, steep cliffs rising on either side and trees clinging to the rock faces, while the right oval depicts a narrow mountain road carved along a steep rock face with rugged textured cliffs and scattered boulders, both ovals having soft faded edges against the paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_264

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Rights managed

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54.4Mb (4.8Mb) / 17.1in x 12.4in / 5133 x 3705 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gorge Tamina View road gorge photograph page inscription Ii Car road Pfeffers photographer Stephen Thompson c 1863 - 1868 paper albumen print height 120 mm x width 95 mm public road river ravine chasm abyss canyon landscape figures staffage Two oval sepia photographs sit side side pale beige background connected thin decorative vertical line small branching flourishes left oval rocky river gorge wooden bridge spanning shallow stream steep cliffs rising trees clinging rock faces right oval depicts narrow mountain road carved steep rock face rugged textured cliffs scattered boulders ovals having soft faded edges paper