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Artist's Study: Male Nude, Draped

Photograph
c. 1857 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Glass negative of a male nude seated facing forward with his head in profile. A swathe of fabric is draped over his hips and legs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArtist's Study: Male Nude, Draped (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wet collodion glass negative
Brief description
Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander, 'Artist's Study: Male Nude, Draped', wet collodion glass negative, c. 1857
Physical description
Glass negative of a male nude seated facing forward with his head in profile. A swathe of fabric is draped over his hips and legs.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 181mm
  • Image width: 140mm
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.5820-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG263 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 7627 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1421-2017

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Record createdJune 1, 2017
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