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This is a photograph of an ornate architectural doorway. The image shows a high-contrast, sepia-toned picture of a Gothic-style church entrance, characterized by a pointed arch and detailed stone carvings. Above the doorway, there is decorative stonework with small statues set within niches. The door is wooden, set within a heavy stone frame. The stone facade is partially covered in climbing plants, and the building's texture is enhanced by the lighting, which casts deep shadows accentuating the architectural details.
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This is a photograph of an ornate architectural doorway. The image shows a high-contrast, sepia-toned picture of a Gothic-style church entrance, characterized by a pointed arch and detailed stone carvings. Above the doorway, there is decorative stonework with small statues set within niches. The door is wooden, set within a heavy stone frame. The stone facade is partially covered in climbing plants, and the building's texture is enhanced by the lighting, which casts deep shadows accentuating the architectural details.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

An Ancient Door, Magdalen College, Oxford

William Henry Fox Talbot

Date
1843
Medium
salted paper print
Dimensions
image: 16 × 20.6 cm (6 5/16 × 8 1/8 in.) sheet: 18.6 × 22.8 cm (7 5/16 × 9 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2015.33.1
Credit line
Gift of Carolyn Schwenker Brody, in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • British
  • salted paper print
  • School
  • England
Provenance

Carolyn Schwenker Brody, New York; gift to NGA, 2015.

Inscription

on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: WHT/1018; lower right in black ink: LA 129

NGA object ID 198391. 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.