The image shows a waterside scene captured from a low angle, slightly elevated above the water. The horizon consists of a grassy and reed-filled bank with trees and a thatched-roof cottage in the background. The style is realistic in black and white, with detailed textures in the water, reeds, and trees. A person is seen in a small boat near the water's edge, navigating with a wooden pole. A larger sailboat is docked nearby, contributing to the tranquility of the setting. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray and black and soft contrasts to highlight details in reflections on the water and sky. The sky is partly cloudy, diffusing light across the scene.
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The image shows a waterside scene captured from a low angle, slightly elevated above the water. The horizon consists of a grassy and reed-filled bank with trees and a thatched-roof cottage in the background. The style is realistic in black and white, with detailed textures in the water, reeds, and trees. A person is seen in a small boat near the water's edge, navigating with a wooden pole. A larger sailboat is docked nearby, contributing to the tranquility of the setting. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray and black and soft contrasts to highlight details in reflections on the water and sky. The sky is partly cloudy, diffusing light across the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Broadman's Cottage

Peter Henry Emerson and T.F. Goodall

Date
1886
Medium
platinum print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 22.8 x 29 cm (9 x 11 7/16 in.) page size: 28.2 x 40.7 cm (11 1/8 x 16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
1995.63.1.c
Credit line
Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH

Portfolio and series

Series
Life and Landscape in the Norfolk Broads

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • platinum print
  • daily life
  • genre
Provenance

Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, Fort Washington, PA; gift (partial and promised) to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

on interleaving tissue, printed in black ink: PLATE III. / A BROADMAN'S COTTAGE

NGA object ID 75216. 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.