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Malmsmead Bridge and Village

Francis Bedford

Artwork Details

Malmsmead Bridge and Village
1850-1894
Francis Bedford
albumen print on paper
7 7/8 in x 11 1/4 in (20 cm x 28.6 cm);16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
1990/2.14

Description

Subject Matter:

Francis Bedford was an acclaimed British landscape photographer with a background in illustration. His photographs seek to balance the natural and man-made worlds. In this image, a small river, Badgworthy Water, which flows through Malmsmead on Exmoor, between Devon and Somerset, England extends through the scene. It is in Doone Valley which is the setting for the novel Lorna Doone. In this idyllic scene, the Malmsmead bridge leads to the village. 

Physical Description:

This photograph depicts a village with dwellings set in a hillside. A small bridge reaches over a river, which extends from the foreground through the middleground of the scene. 

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