Ely Cathedral from the Railway

Scottish, Artist George Washington Wilson, Publisher
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Ely Cathedral from the Railway

between 1870 and 1880

(Artist) Scottish George Washington Wilson (Publisher) Scottish, 1823-1893

Albumen print from collodion on glass negative

Image: 7 3/8 × 11 5/8 inches (18.7 × 29.5 cm) Mount: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 inches (27.6 × 35.2 cm)

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Gift of an anonymous donor

F46.140

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Signed, lower center: G.W.W.

Inscribed, lower center: Ely Cath. from the Railway 5653

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The Detroit Evening News Collection. 1946-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Scottish, Ely Cathedral from the Railway, between 1870 and 1880, albumen print from collodion on glass negative. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of an anonymous donor, F46.140.

Ely Cathedral from the Railway
Ely Cathedral from the Railway