A Quiet Nook in Beresford Dale

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Peter Henry Emerson / English, born Cuba, 1856–1936
Date: 1880s
Medium: Photogravure, plate LIII from the album "The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Volume II" (1888)
Dimensions: Image: 14.3 × 20.1 cm (5 11/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Paper: 16.4 × 22.1 cm (6 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Album page: 24.6 × 32.4 cm (9 11/16 × 12 13/16 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.: 1978.1195.53

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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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