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 grayscale photograph showing a wide expanse of water with rippling surface and a bright reflective path leading toward the horizon, where a low distant shoreline is visible. Near the horizon there are several partially submerged ship masts and a slanted smokestack emerging from the water, silhouetted against a pale circular light near the waterline. The sky above is plain and uniformly shaded, and the image is bordered by a light-colored matte.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_299

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.7Mb (9.1Mb) / 14.4in x 11.8in / 4326 x 3529 (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 grayscale photograph showing wide expanse water rippling surface bright reflective path leading horizon low distant shoreline visible Near several partially submerged ship masts slanted smokestack emerging silhouetted pale circular light near waterline sky plain uniformly shaded image bordered light-colored matte