Rejlander Introduces Rejlander the Volunteer
Photograph
c. 1871 (photographed)
c. 1871 (photographed)
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Albumen print of Rejlander appearing twice in the same image. In this humorous composite print Rejlander combines two photographs of himself. Dressed as an artist Rejlander is painting himself, dressed as a volunteer soldier. A trained artist, Rejlander learnt photography as an aid to painting, latter developing a technique of combining negatives to produce a single print. He was also a volunteer soldier, joining the 1st Wolverhampton Volunteer Company in 1860. An excellent shot, he won prizes for his marksmanship.
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print in a card mount. |
| Brief description | Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander, 'Rejlander Introduces Rejlander the Volunteer', albumen print, c. 1871 |
| Physical description | Albumen print of Rejlander appearing twice in the same image. In this humorous composite print Rejlander combines two photographs of himself. Dressed as an artist Rejlander is painting himself, dressed as a volunteer soldier. A trained artist, Rejlander learnt photography as an aid to painting, latter developing a technique of combining negatives to produce a single print. He was also a volunteer soldier, joining the 1st Wolverhampton Volunteer Company in 1860. An excellent shot, he won prizes for his marksmanship. |
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| Gallery label | Making It Up: Photographic Fictions (2018)
Marta Weiss
Rejlander enacted numerous roles in front of his own camera. Here, thanks to darkroom trickery, he plays two at once: that of the artist, and that of the volunteer soldier. The picture playfully demonstrates the multiple capabilities of photography as a seemingly authoritative documentary tool and as a means of conjuring the imaginary. |
| 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. |
| Associated object | PROV.2513-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.1376-2017 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2017 |
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