Caption

Sailing ships Meteor and Iverna at sea with a hilly landscape in the background, album page, photograph, This photo is part of an album., inscription: ''Meteor.', 'Iverna.'', inscription: 'Adamson, Rothesay, copyright', photographer: James Adamson, c. 1880 - c. 1900, paper, gelatin silver print, developed gelatin silver print, height 206 mm x width 290 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), (high) hill, Two large sailing yachts with tall masts and full sails are shown side by side on a calm sea, each hull dark against lighter water, with rigging lines visible along the masts and sails. The sails are pale and taut, showing fabric texture and subtle shading, and small groups of people appear along the decks. Low, rounded hills form a distant shoreline under a cloud-filled sky, and the surface of the water in the foreground shows gentle ripples and reflections.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_295

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.3Mb (5.4Mb) / 14.7in x 10.9in / 4421 x 3269 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sailing ships Meteor Iverna sea hilly landscape background album page photograph photo part album inscription Meteor Adamson Rothesay copyright photographer James Adamson c 1880 - c 1900 paper gelatin silver print developed gelatin silver print height 206 mm x width 290 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone high hill Two large sailing yachts tall masts full sails shown side side calm sea hull dark lighter water rigging lines visible masts sails pale taut showing fabric texture subtle shading small groups people decks Low rounded hills form distant shoreline under cloud-filled sky surface water foreground gentle ripples reflections