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Photographic Pictures made by Mr Francis Bedford during the Tour in the East

Francis Bedford, 1862

This rare set of 172 photographs was created during a tour to the Middle East in 1862. Francis Bedford was one of the most important 19th century landscape photographers. He was invited to document the tour by the Prince of Wales (late Edward VII), an expedition planned by Prince Albert before his death. This was probably the first overseas Royal tour accompanied by an official photographer. As a member of the Royal entourage, Bedford was permitted to photograph Christian and Muslim holy sites previously restricted as sacrosanct. BedfordÂ’s photographs represent a unique visual diary of the tour and an important architectural and archaeological record of the Middle East at that point in time. The collection will be displayed at the opening exhibition of the new Library of Birmingham in 2013.

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Title of artwork, date

Photographic Pictures made by Mr Francis Bedford during the Tour in the East, 1862

Date supported

2011

Medium and material

Albumen prints from collodion negatives

Dimensions

22.2 x 27.9 cm

Grant

32500

Total cost

55000

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