Stanley Gill, gezien van Moss House in Cumberland Stanley Gill, from the Moss House, Cumberland (titel op object), RP-F-1995-34

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Stanley Gill, gezien van Moss House in Cumberland Stanley Gill, from the Moss House, Cumberland (titel op object), RP-F-1995-34

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Nederlands: IdentificatieTitel(s): Stanley Gill, gezien van Moss House in CumberlandStanley Gill, from the Moss House, Cumberland (titel op object)Objecttype: foto Objectnummer: RP-F-1995-34Opschriften / Merken: signatuur, recto onder foto, gedrukt: ‘Printed and published by F. Frith, Reigate / Frith, Phot.’opschrift, recto onder beeld, gedrukt: ‘Stanley Gill, from the Moss House, Cumberland.’VervaardigingVervaardiger: fotograaf: Francis Frith (vermeld op object)uitgever: Francis Frith (vermeld op object)Plaats vervaardiging: Groot-BrittanniëDatering: 1860 - 1875Fysieke kenmerken: albuminedrukMateriaal: papier fotopapier karton Techniek: albuminedrukAfmetingen: foto: h 210 mm × b 162 mmblad: h 370 mm × b 293 mmOnderwerpWaar: CumberlandVerwerving en rechtenCredit line: Schenking van de heer W. Diepraam, AmsterdamVerwerving: schenking 1995Copyright: Publiek domein

Francis Frith (1822-1898) was a British photographer and founder of the photographic publishing house Francis Frith & Co. He is best known for his extensive documentation of the Middle East, particularly Egypt, in the mid-19th century. Frith began his career as a successful businessman in the grocery trade, but after a trip to Egypt in 1856, he became fascinated with photography and began taking pictures of the country's ancient ruins and landscapes. He returned to Egypt several times over the next decade and amassed a collection of more than 3,000 photographs. In 1859, Frith founded his own photographic publishing company, which specialised in producing high-quality prints of his photographs of the Middle East. The company became one of the most successful of its kind in the Victorian era, and Frith's images helped popularise Egypt and the Middle East as tourist destinations. Today, his photographs are considered important historical documents and are held in collections around the world.

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1860 - 1875
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