National Photographic Record and Survey

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Classical Antiquity

Dominant colour

National Photographic Record and Survey is a 10 photographic by Godfrey Bingley, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Godfrey Bingley
When & what style?: 10 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a black-and-white photo of a weathered stone slab stuck in a corner of a crumbling brick wall. The stone has a carved shape that looks like a person holding something, maybe a scroll or a staff. The wall behind it is falling apart, with ivy and grass growing around the edges, and a stone building corner peeks in on the left. The photo was taken in 1895, part of a project to document old carvings before they disappeared. The handwriting at the bottom even says "Sculptured Stone" to mark what it is. If you like old carvings, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum—they have lots of similar pieces.