Sleep (A Portrait of Mrs Rejlander)
Photograph
c. 1860 (photographed), 1893 (printed)
c. 1860 (photographed), 1893 (printed)
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Platinum print of a portrait of Mary Rejlander (née Bull) asleep. Mary Bull had been a model for Rejlander since she was 14.
Object details
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| Title | Sleep (A Portrait of Mrs Rejlander) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Platinum print mounted on cream card. |
| Brief description | Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander and printed by F. W. Edwards, 'Sleep (A Portrait of Mrs Rejlander)', platinum print, negative made c. 1860 (printed 1893) |
| Physical description | Platinum print of a portrait of Mary Rejlander (née Bull) asleep. Mary Bull had been a model for Rejlander since she was 14. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Possible inscription on verso, but strapped tightly into new mount. |
| 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. |
| Production | Later print made from a wet collodion negative by Rejlander. |
| Associated object | PROV.1475-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.1327-2017 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2017 |
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