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Portrait of John Henning, the sculptor

Photograph
Artist/Maker
Collen, Henry
Brewster, David Sir

Slight retouching.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitlePortrait of John Henning, the sculptor (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Not available for issue to the public in the Prints and Drawings Study Room due to light sensitivity. Please contact the Photography Department via our enquiry service for further information.
Salted Paper
Calotype
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Henry Collen and David Brewster, Portrait of John Henning, the sculptor, salted paper print from a calotype negative.
Physical description
Slight retouching.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 94mm
  • Image width: 72mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • X (Recto, in pencil)
  • HC monogram (In the negative)
  • By Sir D Brewster (Verso, in pencil)
  • Henning Sculptor by Sir David Brewster (Verso, in pencil (by a different hand))
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Object history
Given by G. Fowler Jones, 1897.
Production
Likely printed by Brewster from a copy of a Collen photograph - see similar examples in Gavin Smith, Disciples of Light.
Associated object
PROV.1599-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • RPS025294 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • old RPS 9476 B21 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.296-2017

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Record createdApril 12, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1389535/portrait-of-john-henning-the-photograph-collen-henry/
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