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The image shows a riverside scene with trees lining the riverbank. Boats are moored along the river, including a larger docked structure. The water reflects the surrounding trees and structures. Closest to the viewer is a small rowing boat on the grassy shore and a dirt path with a wooden fence. The overall tone is sepia, creating a nostalgic atmosphere.
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The image shows a riverside scene with trees lining the riverbank. Boats are moored along the river, including a larger docked structure. The water reflects the surrounding trees and structures. Closest to the viewer is a small rowing boat on the grassy shore and a dirt path with a wooden fence. The overall tone is sepia, creating a nostalgic atmosphere.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Barges at Oxford

Victor Albert Prout

Date
1862
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 12 x 27.1 cm (4 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.) mount: 30.5 x 38.6 cm (12 x 15 3/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2006.169.29
Credit line
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Thames, From London to Oxford, in Forty Photographs. First Series

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • albumen silver print
Provenance

Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, Malvern, Pennsylvania; gift to NGA, 2006.

Inscription

printed lower left on affixed paper: Barges at Oxford.; by Charles Isaacs, lower center in graphite: M2040

NGA object ID 136117. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.