Who created "Forbury Hill, Reading"?

Forbury Hill, Reading was created by Attributed to Nicolaas Henneman in c. 1845.

When was "Forbury Hill, Reading" created?

This artwork was created c. 1845.

What medium is "Forbury Hill, Reading"?

Forbury Hill, Reading is salted paper print.

Is "Forbury Hill, Reading" in the public domain?

Yes, Forbury Hill, Reading is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Forbury Hill, Reading

Attributed to Nicolaas Henneman

c. 1845

Medium

salted paper print

Dimensions

image: 10.1 x 8.2 cm (4 x 3 1/4 in.) sheet: 11.2 x 9.4 cm (4 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)

Classification

Photograph

Department

CPH

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Paul Mellon Fund

Accession Number

2007.29.21

Art Historical Context

Visitors to the National Gallery of Art's photography collection will delight in *Forbury Hill, Reading a salted paper print attributed to Nicola Henneman around 1845. Henneman, a Dutch-born photographer and close collaborator of pioneering inventor William Henry Fox Talbot, the gentle slopes and everyday charm of this English landscape in Reading, Berkshire. The modest image size—10.1 x 8.2 cm—invites intimate viewing, evoking the experimental spirit of photography's dawn. This work exemplifies the calotype process, Talbot's breakthrough negative-positive system introduced in the early 1840s...

Forbury Hill, Reading

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