[Tree]

Horatio Ross British, born Scotland

ca. 1858

Not on view

Essential to the stalker's success, one reads in Alexander MacRae's "Handbook of Deer-Stalking" (1880), with an introduction by Ross, is an intimate knowledge of the terrain, a practiced ability to judge distance, exceptional attentiveness in observation, and an unhurried strategy of undetected advancement. Just such qualities seem to have informed Ross's view of the landscape through the spreading branches of a tree.

Artwork Details

Title: [Tree]
Artist: Horatio Ross (British, Rossie Castle, near Montrose, Scotland 1801–1886 Scotland)
Date: ca. 1858
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Mount: 14 1/16 in. × 17 3/4 in. (35.7 × 45.1 cm)
Image: 9 3/4 × 12 1/16 in. (24.7 × 30.7 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Harriette and Noel Levine Gift, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.17
Curatorial Department: Photographs

More Artwork

By Horatio Ross

In the same medium

From the same time and place

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

[Dead Stag], Horatio Ross British, born Scotland, Salted paper print — [Dead Stag]
Horatio Ross
ca. 1857

Glen Forsa, Isle of Mull, Horatio Ross British, born Scotland, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Glen Forsa, Isle of Mull
Horatio Ross
ca. 1858

[Two Stags, One Shot by Mr. Ross and the Other by Mrs. Ross], Horatio Ross British, born Scotland, Salted paper print — [Two Stags, One Shot by Mr. Ross and the Other by Mrs. Ross]
Horatio Ross
ca. 1858

[Stag Shot by Mrs. Ross], Horatio Ross British, born Scotland, Salted paper print — [Stag Shot by Mrs. Ross]
Horatio Ross
ca. 1857

[Stags Heads - Dibedale], Horatio Ross British, born Scotland, Salted paper print — [Stags Heads - Dibedale]
Horatio Ross
ca. 1856

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.