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A Backwater on the Lea

Peter Henry Emerson1888

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a backwater section of the River Lea. Pollarded trees line both riverbanks and grasses can be seen growing up from the still surface of the water. The name of the photographer, "P.H. EMERSON", has been scratched into the lower left corner of the image.

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  • Title: A Backwater on the Lea
  • Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
  • Date Created: 1888
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 15.7 × 22.2 cm (6 3/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Photogravure
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.1372.1.7
  • Culture: British
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Peter Henry Emerson (British, born Cuba, 1856 - 1936)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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