Joseph James de Forrester
Peasants of the Alto-Douro

ArtistBritish, 1809–1862
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Peasants of the Alto-Douro
  • from The Photographic Album for the Year 1857, Being Contributions from the Members of The Photographic Club
DateSeptember 1856
Place depictedPortugal, Alto Douro
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/4 × 5 13/16 in. (18.4 × 14.7 cm)
Mount: 17 5/16 × 12 in. (44 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2023.168.16
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby’s, London, November 17, 2021, Lot 146]; [purchased by Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography Ltd, Brighton, England, November 17, 2021]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.

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