Don Quixote in his Study
Photograph
1855 (made)
1855 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Stereograph by William Frederick Lake Price, Don Quixote in his Study, 1855
Object details
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| Title | Don Quixote in his Study (assigned by artist) |
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| Brief description | Stereograph by William Frederick Lake Price, Don Quixote in his Study, 1855 |
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| Gallery label | Making It Up: Photographic Fictions (2018)
Marta Weiss
Literary scenes were typical subjects for Victorian painters but more controversial for photographers. The V&A’s founding director, Sir Henry Cole, disliked historical costume-piece photographs, saying, ‘the dramatic Scenes I think failures’, but he did purchase a still life by Lake Price for the Museum. Lake Price’s work inspired Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) to make similar tableau-like photographs. |
| 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | rps.1254-2018 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2018 |
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