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A Night Out, Homeless

Photograph
c. 1857 (photographed), 1909 (printed)
Artist/Maker

Photograph of a full-length portrait of a young boy in ragged clothes sitting in a doorway. He is bent over his knees and hiding his face.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • A Night Out, Homeless (generic title)
  • Poor Joe (alternative title)
  • The Outcast (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print from wet collodion glass negative.
Brief description
Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander and printed by H. T. Malby, 'A Night Out, Homeless', platinum print, negative made c. 1857 (printed 1909)
Physical description
Photograph of a full-length portrait of a young boy in ragged clothes sitting in a doorway. He is bent over his knees and hiding his face.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 200mm
  • Image width: 152mm
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.1474-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRP469 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 1957/3 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1409-2017

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Record createdMay 30, 2017
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