The Open Altar of Heaven, Peking; The Temple of Heaven, Peking

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The Open Altar of Heaven, Peking; The Temple of Heaven, Peking

1874

John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searll, London Printed by Cheswick Press, London (by Whittinghan & Wilkins)

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Object Details

Titles:

The Open Altar of Heaven, Peking; The Temple of Heaven, Peking
Plate XVI from the album Illustrations of China and Its People, Vol. IV

Date:

1874

Artists:

John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searll, London Printed by Cheswick Press, London (by Whittinghan & Wilkins)

Medium:

Autotypes (two)

Dimensions:

Image (top): 4 1/2 × 9 7/16 inches (11.5 × 24 cm) Image (bottom): 6 1/2 × 9 7/16 inches (16.5 × 24 cm) Sheet: 19 1/2 x 14 3/8 inches (49.5 x 36.5 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Alfred Stieglitz Center Restricted Fund, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-67-4(16)

Geography:

Photograph taken in Beijing, China, Asia Printed in London, England, Europe

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