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A Drawing room, 34 Grosvenor Square
Bedford Lemere & Co. - Enlarge image
A Drawing room, 34 Grosvenor Square
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
London, England (made)
- Date:
1880 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Bedford Lemere & Co. (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print
- Credit Line:
Given by Batsford Ltd, London
- Museum number:
186-1926
- Gallery location:
British Galleries, room 122g, case 6, shelf DR4
Object Type
Albumen prints were the first glossy, coated photographic prints. They were in general use from about 1855 to 1890. They were made from thin paper which was first coated with a mixture of whisked egg white and salt, then sensitized with silver nitrate. This print was made from a glass negative.
People
Bedford Lemere & Co. was one of the most prolific firms of architectural photographers working from the 1880s through the turn of the century. Their work is characterised by a straightforward, evenly lit recording style.
Places
This interior is filled with what appears to be 18th-century French furniture and a decorative plaster ceiling in the style of the 18th-century Scottish architect, Robert Adam.
