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When the Day's Work is Done
Robinson, Henry Peach, born 1830 - died 1901 - Enlarge image
When the Day's Work is Done
- Object:
Photograph
- Date:
1877 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Robinson, Henry Peach, born 1830 - died 1901 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print from six separate wet collodion glass negatives
- Museum number:
723-1939
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case DELTA, shelf 12
This photograph is a 'combination print' made from six different negatives. The line between the light-coloured wall behind the woman and the dark shadows of the room, a stage set built for the photograph, reveals one of the seams between negatives.