Rowsley Bridge, on the Derwent — Peter Henry Emerson. Rowsley Bridge, on the Derwent, 1880s. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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Rowsley Bridge, on the Derwent

by Peter Henry Emerson

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Artist: Peter Henry Emerson / English, born Cuba, 1856–1936
Date: 1880s
Medium: Photogravure, plate XXXVI from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)
Dimensions: Image: 13.4 × 20.1 cm (5 5/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Paper: 16 × 22.2 cm (6 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 25 × 31.7 cm (9 7/8 × 12 1/2 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: photogravure
Style: 19th century
Place: England
Department: Photography and Media
Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by William Mares
Accession no.: 1978.1195.36

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