File:HMS 'Cambridge' in Hamoaze, Great-Gun Practice PGP R 1292.2.jpg
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HMS Cambridge in Hamoaze, Great-Gun Practice
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HMS Cambridge in Hamoaze, Great-Gun Practice |
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English: Three-masted HMS Cambridge fires a practice shot at the Hamoaze. H.M.S. "Cambridge," in Hamoaze, Great-Gun Practice Wilson visited Plymouth during the summer of 1861 where he photographed naval ships. Read Roger Taylor’s book about G.W.H.’s life and career in George Washington Wilson: Artist & Photographer 2018. This is also around the time that Wilson was experimenting with ‘instantaneous’ photographs that captured fleeting details like the smoke from naval cannon. |
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| Depicted place | Hamoaze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Albumen print stereograph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 9.4 cm (3.7 in); width: 17.3 cm (6.8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PGP R 1292.2 |
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| Credit line | Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Print Room) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/85104/hms-cambridge-hamoaze-great-gun-practice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National Galleries of Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 16:57, 21 September 2023 | | 1,920 × 957 (571 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |Author ={{Creator:George Washington Wilson}} |title = HMS ''Cambridge'' in Hamoaze, Great-Gun Practice |object type = photograph |Description = {{en|1= Three-masted HMS ''Cambridge'' fires a practice shot at the Hamoaze. H.M.S. "Cambridge," in Hamoaze, Great-Gun Practice <br> Wilson visited Plymouth during the summer of 1861 where he photographed naval ships. Read Roger Taylor’s book about G.W.H.’s life and career in George Washington Wilson:... |
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