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Poplars and Pollards on the Lea, Near Broxbourne

Peter Henry Emerson1888

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a man standing on the banks of the River Lea with a fishing pole cast out over the water as a rowboat floats just next to him, tied up to the riverbank. Pollarded trees line the river on one side and tall poplar trees line the river on the other. The name of the photographer, "P.H. EMERSON", has been scratched into the lower left corner of the image.

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  • Title: Poplars and Pollards on the Lea, Near Broxbourne
  • Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
  • Date Created: 1888
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 19 × 14.9 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8 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.1372.1.19
  • 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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