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Harbor Scene

Attributed to Thomas Sutton British
ca. 1855
Not on view
On a trip to Italy in 1851, Sutton learned the calotype process, a paper-negative and salted paper printing method that produces photographs with fine lines and a soft overall texture. Applying his belief that paper negatives were best suited to capture the poetry of nature, he made a number of scenic views like this one of the bays and harbors surrounding his studio on Jersey. He remained committed to calotypes throughout his career, publishing a technical treatise in 1855 titled The Calotype Process: A Hand Book to Photography and establishing a photographic company that produced prints from calotype negatives with his former rival Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Harbor Scene
  • Artist: Attributed to Thomas Sutton (British, 1819–1875)
  • Date: ca. 1855
  • Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
  • Dimensions: 18.6 x 25.1 cm (7 5/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: The Rubel Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.382.59
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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