COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17092390
Reference Number:
VPH.7.8
Image Title:
View of theTerrace Garden, Harewood House, Leeds
Parent Work Title:
English architecture and landscapes.
Creator:
Fenton, Roger, 1819 - 1869
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1860
Page/Sheet:
8
Image Sequence Number:
8
Description:
View of the Terrace Garden at Harewood House, showing the beautiful Italianate terrace with a a balustraded parapet. Stone staircases lead down to the lower terrace which is laid out with fountains and raised flower beds with curved stone coping. To the side of the staircase there is a pair of 18th century stone sphinxes. The fountain in the foreground shows seated classical figures a second fountain is just visible to the right of the print. The terrace was designed by Charles Barry in the 1840s. Brother-in-law to Harewood's Estate Manager at the time, Roger Fenton visited Harewood in 1860 where he photographed the Terrace and surrounding landscape.
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Subject:
Landscape photography--19th century
Category of Material:
Photography
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Albumen prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: West Yorkshire: Leeds
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: West Yorkshire: Leeds
Item Height:
206 mm
Item Width:
125 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Notes:
Bottom right, underneath the print "Terrace Garden Harewood House" in ink.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
