The Steps of St. Paul's Cathedral
Photograph
The Steps of St. Paul's Cathedral
1951
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 1/8 × 9 5/16 in. (15.6 × 23.7 cm)
Gift of Dr. Mark Reichman, 2005
2005.0933.0001
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, TLC: ILLUS \ 36
Typed on applied label on verso, TC: THE STEPS OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. Pix by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Magnum \ Twenty four steps lead to the heart of an empire, and at their summit \ is glory in Portland Stone - the lovely Cathedral of St. Paul's. On \ Ludgate Hill, for thirteen centuries, three times destroyed by fire, \ twice hit by lightning, thrice struck by the grimmer thunderbolts of \ war, yet always the resurgent bone of a people's spirit, assembly \ point of their grief, their triumph, and their thanks.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, C: Work goes on all the time in the Church yard around St Paul's
Stamped in ink on verso, C: SEE \ 5 MAY 1951 \ ILLUSTRATED
Stamped in ink on verso, C: PROPERTY OF THE \ PERIODICALS ART LIBRARY, \ 186, HIGH HOLBORW, W.C.1. \ MUST BE RETURNED UNDAMAGED
Inscribed in ink on verso, BL: F. Trans. - Roud[?] - Misc. - hurries[?] I Vans[?] - Misc.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BL: 7
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BRC: HCB [strikethought] - 05
Typed on applied label on verso, TC: THE STEPS OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. Pix by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Magnum \ Twenty four steps lead to the heart of an empire, and at their summit \ is glory in Portland Stone - the lovely Cathedral of St. Paul's. On \ Ludgate Hill, for thirteen centuries, three times destroyed by fire, \ twice hit by lightning, thrice struck by the grimmer thunderbolts of \ war, yet always the resurgent bone of a people's spirit, assembly \ point of their grief, their triumph, and their thanks.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, C: Work goes on all the time in the Church yard around St Paul's
Stamped in ink on verso, C: SEE \ 5 MAY 1951 \ ILLUSTRATED
Stamped in ink on verso, C: PROPERTY OF THE \ PERIODICALS ART LIBRARY, \ 186, HIGH HOLBORW, W.C.1. \ MUST BE RETURNED UNDAMAGED
Inscribed in ink on verso, BL: F. Trans. - Roud[?] - Misc. - hurries[?] I Vans[?] - Misc.
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BL: 7
Inscribed in pencil on verso, BRC: HCB [strikethought] - 05
