[Landscape with River and Mountain]
1870s
![[Landscape with River and Mountain] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/landscape-with-river-and-mountain-288555.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
Dimensions
20.1 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.505.1 (45b)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Landscape with River and Mountain** (1870s) captures the serene beauty of nature through the lens of 19th-century photography. This albumen silver print, made from a glass negative and enhanced with delicately applied color, depicts a river flanked by majestic mountains—a classic motif in landscape imagery that evokes the Romantic ideal of untamed wilderness. Measuring 20.1 x 25.2 cm, its intimate scale invites close contemplation, much like a cherished postcard from a bygone era. In the 1870s, albumen prints dominated photography, prized for their sharp detail and warm tones derived from e...
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...