A woman carrying what appears to be a basket stops on a bridge overlooking a body of water.

“Afternoon” (Fig. 1).—The reader will hardly need to be told that here we have a somewhat unconventional and consequently more than usually interesting picture of the far-famed Dedham Bridge. Here again the long narrow shape of this upright landscape is as pleasing as it is unusual in connection with this subject. The broad massing of light and shade with a preponderance of darks is also a feature which shows a marked degree of individuality on the part of the artist. The use of a single tree towering up against a light sky-so favourite a device with Turner-is here employed with much success. The bridge, though not too conspicuous, rightly occupies the position of chief importance.

Viscount Maitland: 1868-1931

Frederick Colin Maitland, 14th Earl of Lauderdale was a Scottish peer and landowner. Known by the courtesy title of Viscount Maitland before he inherited the earldom, he fought in the Second Boer War and later in the First World War. Lauderdale was a Scottish representative peer, with a seat in the House of Lords, from 1929 until his death. He was elected a member of the Royal Photographic Society in 1896 and widely exhibited his work and wrote about photography. –Wikipedia (2024) continues

The Linked Ring

Viscount Maitland became member in September/October, 1898. His Pseudonym was Guardsman. He was a center link during periods in 1896-97, 1898-99, 1902-03. His record of severance from the Linked Ring was Jan.- May 1909, with the Links expressing regret on 24 November, 1909. (2.)

1. Afternoon, “The Pictorial Work of Viscount Maitland”, from the Editor: The Practical Photographer, April, 1905, p. 4.
2. The Linked Ring: The Secession in Photography 1892-1910, Margaret Harker: 1979, p. 185