Benjamin Brecknell Turner: Rural England Through a Victorian Lens

- - Product Description: Between 1852 and 1854, Benjamin Brecknell Turner compiled an album of 60 photographs, entitled 'Photographic Views from Nature'. A superb collection of vintage pictures, now in the V&A, forms the basis of this book. Aside from their intriguing historical and topographical value, Turner's photographs are also creative expressions in their own right. A tranquil stillness pervades his images, which were often taken on bright, early spring or winter days, when the branches and rooflines were outlined crisply against the sky. Alongside country scenes, shot in and around the counties of Worcestershire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Yorkshire, Turner also photographed the radical modern architecture of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London. He also took portrait photographs, and in 1857 travelled to Amsterdam to capture some of the earliest photographic images of the city. Many of Turner's prints and negatives are reproduced here for the first time as full-page plates, using state of the art technology to reproduce the subtle tones, surface and hues of the originals. In addition, illustrations of watercolours, drawings and family portraits place his work in context.

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