Portrait of a Woman
Photograph
c. 1865 (photographed)
c. 1865 (photographed)
Portrait of a woman, framed in a case with a portrait of a young girl (RPS.2233:1-2017). Typical of the time, both the woman and the young girl are posed in front of painted studio backdrop of woodland scenes. Having an ambrotype hand-coloured cost extra, here only a little red colouring has been added to the sitters' checks.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of a Woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured collodion positive. |
| Brief description | Photograph by an unknown photographer, Portrait of a Woman, ambrotype, c. 1865. |
| Physical description | Portrait of a woman, framed in a case with a portrait of a young girl (RPS.2233:1-2017). Typical of the time, both the woman and the young girl are posed in front of painted studio backdrop of woodland scenes. Having an ambrotype hand-coloured cost extra, here only a little red colouring has been added to the sitters' checks. |
| 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 | This case contains the numbers RPS.2233:1-2017 and RPS.2233:2-2017. |
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| Accession number | RPS.2233:2-2017 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2017 |
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