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Happy Days

Photograph
c. 1872 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Photograph of Rejlander and his wife. Rejlander married Mary Bull, who had modelled for Rejlander since she was 14, in 1862.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHappy Days (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil print pasted onto card mount.
Brief description
Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander, 'Happy Days' (Rejlander and his wife), c. 1872
Physical description
Photograph of Rejlander and his wife. Rejlander married Mary Bull, who had modelled for Rejlander since she was 14, in 1862.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 563mm
  • Mount width: 439mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • RPS sticker and stamp on verso of mount
  • Title, artist, date written on verso of mount in pencil. Medium of 'albumen print' and longer date range were written in pencil and have since been rubbed out. Other pencil markings of numbers on verso of 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.
Object history
Presented by Messrs. J. Newman Ltd 1936
Associated objects
Other numbers
  • XRP662 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • PF15 - RPS identifier - misc.
  • 2765/2 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1413-2017

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Record createdMay 31, 2017
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