Caption

View of Samaria or Sebastia, photograph, page, annotation: 'Sebaste', photographer: Francis Frith, Samaria, photographer: Frank Mason Good, c. 1870 - in or before 1875, paper, albumen print, height 104 mm x width 156 mm, desert - KK - ideal landscapes (landscape (in the non-temperate zone) with figures, staffage), A sepia-toned landscape photograph mounted on a pale background showing a field with scattered gnarled trees and scrubby ground cover, a tall twisted tree trunk leaning left with sparse branches near the top, clusters of leafy trees farther back, and a person sitting on the ground at the base of the leaning tree facing away from the camera; rolling hills are visible in the distant background under a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_096

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.6Mb (9.8Mb) / 16.4in x 12.2in / 4932 x 3655 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Samaria Sebastia photograph page annotation Sebaste photographer Francis Frith Frank Mason Good c 1870 - 1875 paper albumen print height 104 mm x width 156 mm desert - KK - ideal landscapes landscape non-temperate zone figures staffage sepia-toned landscape photograph mounted pale background showing field scattered gnarled trees scrubby ground cover tall twisted tree trunk leaning left sparse branches near top clusters leafy trees farther back person sitting ground base leaning tree facing away camera rolling hills visible distant background under pale sky