Abergele, Tan-yr-ogo Cave
1870s
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
Accession Number
1972.567.20
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the rugged beauty of 19th-century Wales with *Abergele, Tan-yr-ogo Cave*, a captivating albumen silver print by Francis Bedford from the 1870s. This photograph captures a dramatic landscape near the coastal town of Abergele, featuring the intriguing Tan-yr-ogo Cave sweeping vistas and horse-drawn carriages, evoking the era's exploratory spirit. Bedford, a pioneering Victorian photographer renowned for his precise topographical views and royal commissions—including travels with Queen Victoria—masterfully documented Britain's natural wonders, blending artistry with scientific accuracy....
About the Artist
Francis Bedford · 1816–1894
Francis Bedford (1816–1894) was a pioneering British photographer, born in London as the eldest son of the church architect Francis Octavius Bedford.) He trained as an architectural draughtsman and lithographer, exhibiting drawings of architectural subjects from his late teens and listing "Lithographic Artist" as his profession in the 1851 census.) In the early 1850s, Bedford turned to photography...