Caption

View of a sinking ship with a setting or rising sun, photograph, page, signature: 'Algrain', photographer: Alfred Algrain, c. 1885 - in or before 1890, paper, platinum process, height 158 mm x width 118 mm, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), ships (in general), sun as celestial body, A wide expanse of water fills the foreground with rippling reflections leading toward a distant horizon, where a bright circular light sits near the waterline and casts a shimmering path across the surface; several tall, thin masts and a partially submerged structure rise from the water near the horizon, and a low, dark shoreline with a line of small vertical shapes stretches behind them under a vast, evenly toned sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_297

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Rights managed

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46.0Mb (10.0Mb) / 14.9in x 12.0in / 4459 x 3606 (300dpi)

Keywords

View sinking ship setting rising sun photograph page signature Algrain photographer Alfred Algrain c 1885 - 1890 paper platinum process height 158 mm x width 118 mm landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone ships in general sun celestial body wide expanse water fills foreground rippling reflections leading distant horizon bright circular light sits near waterline casts shimmering path across surface several tall thin masts partially submerged structure rise water near horizon low dark shoreline line small vertical shapes stretches them under vast evenly toned sky