Lieutenant General Clark Kennedy
Photograph
1860 (Photographed)
1860 (Photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The carte-de-visite (or visiting card) was patented in France in 1854 and rapidly became the most common type of 19th-century portrait photograph. Between four and six miniature portraits could be taken on one glass plate. Sitters ordered multiple prints of their favourite which would be cut and mounted onto card.
Camille Silvy had a large studio in London which was praised for its elegant backdrops. This uncut sheet reveals the closeness of the subject to the window of the daylight studio as well as the arrangements of props and backgrounds.
Camille Silvy had a large studio in London which was praised for its elegant backdrops. This uncut sheet reveals the closeness of the subject to the window of the daylight studio as well as the arrangements of props and backgrounds.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lieutenant General Clark Kennedy (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion-on-glass negatives |
| Brief description | 'Lieutenant General Clark Kennedy', 1860, by Camille Silvy (born Nogent-le-Rotrou, France, 1834, died Saint-Maurice, France, 1910) |
| Physical description | Uncut sheet of carte-de-visite with studio portrait of military gentleman. |
| Gallery label | The carte-de-visite (or visiting card) was patented in France in 1854 and rapidly became the most common type of 19th-century portrait photograph. Between four and six miniature portraits could be taken on one glass plate. Sitters ordered multiple prints of their favourite which would be cut and mounted onto card.
Camille Silvy had a large, daylit studio in London with elegant props. This uncut sheet shows the sitter standing in front of a painted backdrop and false window, with daylight coming from the real window on the right.(20/02/2006) |
| Object history | Found in department 1992 but probably acquired much earlier. |
| Summary | The carte-de-visite (or visiting card) was patented in France in 1854 and rapidly became the most common type of 19th-century portrait photograph. Between four and six miniature portraits could be taken on one glass plate. Sitters ordered multiple prints of their favourite which would be cut and mounted onto card. Camille Silvy had a large studio in London which was praised for its elegant backdrops. This uncut sheet reveals the closeness of the subject to the window of the daylight studio as well as the arrangements of props and backgrounds. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.683-1992 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2005 |
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