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This is a photograph of a Gothic-style doorway set in a stone church or cathedral wall. The image captures an ornate arched entrance with intricate carvings and architectural details. Above the doorway are decorative statues positioned in carved niches. The surrounding stone is old and weathered. To the left, foliage partially obscures some of the wall. Shadows play across the stone surface, indicating the photograph was taken during daytime. The overall tone of the photograph is sepia.
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This is a photograph of a Gothic-style doorway set in a stone church or cathedral wall. The image captures an ornate arched entrance with intricate carvings and architectural details. Above the doorway are decorative statues positioned in carved niches. The surrounding stone is old and weathered. To the left, foliage partially obscures some of the wall. Shadows play across the stone surface, indicating the photograph was taken during daytime. The overall tone of the photograph is sepia.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

An Ancient Door in Magdalen College, Oxford

William Henry Fox Talbot

Date
April 1843
Medium
salted paper print
Dimensions
overall: 18.8 x 22.7 cm (7 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
1997.28.1
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • detail and ornament
  • architecture
  • salted paper print
  • Door
  • exterior
Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Malvern, PA); purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1997.

Inscription

by later hand, lower right verso in black ink: LA129

NGA object ID 95789. 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.