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Sidney Colvin

Photograph
ca. 1890 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial Who's Who of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities.Sir Sidney Colvin was an art and literary critic.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Sidney Colvin (generic title)
  • Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer in three volumes, vol. III (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print
Brief description
Portrait of Sir Sidney Colvin (1845-1927) Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 3, platinum print, ca.1890
Physical description
Half-length portrait of Colvin in profile to right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3cm
  • Width: 10cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Yours faithfully, Sidney Colvin' (Written by hand and signed on piece of paper (cut from a letter) affixed to album page below photograph.)
Credit line
Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer
Subject depicted
Summary
Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial Who's Who of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities.Sir Sidney Colvin was an art and literary critic.
Collection
Accession number
7887-1938

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2004
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