The Poacher; Pictures of East Anglian Life

Physical description

black and white photograph of man and dog

Place of Origin

Suffolk, England (made)

Date

1888 (made)

Artist/maker

Emerson, Peter Henry, born 1856 - died 1936 (photographer)

Materials and Techniques

Photogravure

Dimensions

Height: 28.5 cm image, Width: 23.8 cm image, Height: 42.5 cm paper, Width: 34 cm paper

Object history note

Emerson bought his first camera in 1881 and in 1885 founded the Camera Club of London. He was impressed by contemporary French painting, including that of the Impressionists, and argued for ‘naturalistic’ photography. For him, truth to nature consisted of accurately recreating the depth and density of space and atmosphere. Most of his pictures were taken in East Anglia in the 1880's, and his studies of landscapes, people at work, and scenes from daily life survive in the form of seven illustrated books, including 'Life and Landscape of the Norfolk Broads' and 'On English Lagoons'.

Descriptive line

Emerson, P.H., 19thC photogravure of man with dog, The Poacher, Plate 2, from Pictures of East Anglian Life portfolio

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Robert Hoozee, ed. British Vision. Observation and Imagination in British Art 1750-1950 / with contributions from Mark Evans, Mark Haworth-Booth and Stephen Calloway. Ghent: Museum voor Schone Kunsten; Mercatorfonds, 2007. ISBN: 978 90 6153 749 6
Exhibition catalogue

Exhibition History

British Vision. Observation and Imagination in British Art 1750-1950 (Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent 06/10/2007-13/01/2008)

Subjects depicted

Dogs (animals)

Categories

Photographs

Collection code

PDP