Mary Frances, Mrs Walter Crane
Photograph
1886 (made)
1886 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Mary Frances Andrews had married Walter Crane, the painter, illustrator, designer, writer and teacher, in 1871. She is shown here in a high-waisted, uncorseted dress that was derived from classical costume. It was of a kind promoted in advanced circles as 'Rational Dress'. The photographer, Frederick Hollyer, was a leading specialist in the photographic reproduction of paintings, but he devoted one day a week to sitters from artistic and literary circles. His atmospheric photographs contribute considerably to our understanding of the period.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mary Frances, Mrs Walter Crane (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Platinotype |
| Brief description | Photograph of Mary Frances, Mrs Walter Crane Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 3, platinum print, 1886 |
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| Credit line | Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer |
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| Summary | Mary Frances Andrews had married Walter Crane, the painter, illustrator, designer, writer and teacher, in 1871. She is shown here in a high-waisted, uncorseted dress that was derived from classical costume. It was of a kind promoted in advanced circles as 'Rational Dress'. The photographer, Frederick Hollyer, was a leading specialist in the photographic reproduction of paintings, but he devoted one day a week to sitters from artistic and literary circles. His atmospheric photographs contribute considerably to our understanding of the period. |
| Bibliographic reference | Fagence Cooper, Suzanne, Pre Raphaelite Art in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, V&A Publications, 2003. 176p., ill. ISBN I 85177 393 2 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7811-1938 |
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| Record created | January 7, 2004 |
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