photo-ceramic portrait of woman and girl
Photograph
1901 (made)
1901 (made)
Artist/Maker |
Walter H. Barnett was a successful society portraitist at the beginning of the twentieth century. His sitters ranged from leading artists such as Auguste Rodin and Walter Sickert to prominent politicians including Sir Austen Chamberlain and Lord Balfour. Barnett’s London studio was in a prime location in Knightsbridge, overlooking Hyde Park, and here he photographed many of his sitters by electric light.
This signed and dated circular photo-ceramic portrait of a woman and girl was produced by Barnett in 1901, the same year he co-founded the Professional Photographer’s Association.
This signed and dated circular photo-ceramic portrait of a woman and girl was produced by Barnett in 1901, the same year he co-founded the Professional Photographer’s Association.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | photo-ceramic portrait of woman and girl (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | photo-ceramic |
Brief description | circular photo-ceramic with paste border; Barnett, W. portrait of 2 women, bust-length, loooking to their 1/2 left, 1901 |
Physical description | Convex and circular photo-ceramic bust length portrait of a woman and girl, in a bistre/red colour. Woman and girl are looking to their 1/2 left. |
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Marks and inscriptions | H Walter Barnett/1901 |
Subjects depicted | |
Summary | Walter H. Barnett was a successful society portraitist at the beginning of the twentieth century. His sitters ranged from leading artists such as Auguste Rodin and Walter Sickert to prominent politicians including Sir Austen Chamberlain and Lord Balfour. Barnett’s London studio was in a prime location in Knightsbridge, overlooking Hyde Park, and here he photographed many of his sitters by electric light. This signed and dated circular photo-ceramic portrait of a woman and girl was produced by Barnett in 1901, the same year he co-founded the Professional Photographer’s Association. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.1198-1992 |
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Record created | May 29, 2008 |
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