Who created "Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior"?

Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior was created by Joseph Cundall|Philip Henry Delamotte in 1850s.

What medium is "Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior"?

Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior is Albumen silver print.

Is "Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior" in the public domain?

Yes, Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior

Q: When was "Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior" created?

This artwork was created 1850s.

Joseph Cundall|Philip Henry Delamotte

1850s

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image: 23.5 x 28 cm (9 1/4 x 11 in.) Mount: 43.9 x 30 cm (17 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1952

Accession Number

52.640 (7)

Tags

ArchitectureAbbeys

Art Historical Context

Step into the haunting beauty of Fountains Abbey this exquisite 1850s albumen silver print photographers Joseph Cundall and Henry Delamotte.uring the exterior of the Chapel of the Nine Altars, this image (23.5 x 28 cm) showcases the soaring Gothic arches and stone of one of England's most magnificent ruinedistercian monasteries, founded in 1132. The chapel's name evokes its original nine side chapels, a testament to medieval devotion now framed against the sublime Yorkshire landscape. In the dawn of photography,en prints like this one—made by coating paper with egg white and silver salts—revo...

Fountains Abbey. The Chapel of the Nine Alters, Exterior

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