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The Black Pool, Near Hoddesdon

Peter Henry Emerson1888

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a pool on the River Lea known as the Black Pool. A man sits on the riverbanks in the foreground, holding a fishing pole, with a wicker basket for holding fish on the ground beside him. Pollarded trees dot the landscape around the river. The name of the photographer, "P.H. EMERSON", has been scratched into the lower right corner of the image.

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  • Title: The Black Pool, Near Hoddesdon
  • Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
  • Date Created: 1888
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 15.8 × 23.4 cm (6 1/4 × 9 3/16 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.1372.1.9
  • 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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