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Exeter Cathedral, The Reredos

Francis Bedford

Artwork Details

Exeter Cathedral, The Reredos
1850-1894
Francis Bedford
albumen print on paper
6 3/8 in x 8 5/16 in (16.2 cm x 21.1 cm);6 3/8 in x 8 5/16 in (16.2 cm x 21.1 cm);20 in x 16 in (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm)
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
1996/1.49

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Subject Matter:

Francis Bedford was an acclaimed British landscape photographer with a background in illustration. This image depicts the interior of Exeter Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, in Exeter, England, a site which Bedford photographed extensively. Here, the reredos, the screen behind the altar, fills the center of the composition.. The altar extends between arches and is surrounded by ornate carvings. 

Physical Description:

This photograph depicts an altar in an intricately decorated cathedral. 

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