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Out of Work / Hard Times

Photograph
c. 1860 (photographed), 1895 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Rejlander, Oscar Gustav (photographer)
Malby, H. T. (Mr.) (printer)

Platinum print of a father sitting on a stool with a saw, next to a bed where his wife and child are sleeping. An allegorical study in the style of Victorian genre painting.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitleOut of Work / Hard Times (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print mounted onto card, that originally had a card frame stuck on top; this has since been removed, leaving several traces of this card frame adhered to the mount.
Photographic Paper
Platinum Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander and printed later (possibly by H. T. Malby), 'Out of Work / Hard Times', platinum print, c.1860 (printed 1895)
Physical description
Platinum print of a father sitting on a stool with a saw, next to a bed where his wife and child are sleeping. An allegorical study in the style of Victorian genre painting.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 189mm
  • Image width: 243mm
  • Mount height: 263mm
  • Mount width: 307mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • RPS stamp and collection/inventory stickers with title, artist, date information on verso.
  • 12 [N...] Sq London No. 16 Out of Work by O G Rejlander (Verso, centre, label stuck with handwritten inscription in black ink)
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
Loaned to CNP, Paris for exhibition at Palais de Tokyo, June - September 1988.
Production
Later print from original negative by Rejlander.
Associated object
PROV.1475-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRP470 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS 5259/1 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • R5 - RPS identifier - artist name
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1329-2017

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Record createdMay 24, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1393487/out-of-work--hard-photograph-rejlander-oscar-gustav/
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