A Sailing Match at Horning
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A Sailing Match at Horning

TitleA Sailing Match at Horning
ArtistPeter Henry Emerson
Date1885 19th century
Mediumplatinum print
ClassificationPhotograph
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineGift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“A Sailing Match at Horning” is a work by Peter Henry Emerson, dated 1885. It is executed in platinum print and classified as photograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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