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Multeen River, Dundrum

Photograph
ca. 1857-1860 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The series of stones stretching back across the river in this photograph indicate the distance from foreground to background. This makes it a good subject for stereoscopic photography (pairs of photographs giving a striking illusion of three-dimensional depth). The old, ruined masonry on the far bank reminds us that photographers of the 1850s inherited ideas of the ‘Picturesque’ from the traditions of watercolour painting and printmaking. The way that light falls on old masonry became a characteristic feature of early landscape photography. Lady Hawarden uses these ingredients to make a photograph of a local river close to her family home at Dundrum in Ireland.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Multeen River, Dundrum (assigned by artist)
  • Photographic Study (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stereoscopic photograph
Brief description
Hawarden C, D 050, Dundrum grounds, c. 1857-60
Physical description
Sepia stereoscopic photograph, mounted on green card, showing a river landscape
Dimensions
  • Image height: 7.8cm
  • Width: 14.1cm
Style
Production typeUnlimited edition
Credit line
Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham
Historical context
Form departmental notes

'Clementina, Lady Hawarden (Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D. 50) c.1857-c.1860 Dundrum House, grounds: Multeen River; trees. Inscription (verso): No 1 (or) No 11 78 x 141 mm (stereoscopic) PH 457-1968:36'
Production
Reason For Production: Exhibition
Reason For Production: Retail
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
The series of stones stretching back across the river in this photograph indicate the distance from foreground to background. This makes it a good subject for stereoscopic photography (pairs of photographs giving a striking illusion of three-dimensional depth). The old, ruined masonry on the far bank reminds us that photographers of the 1850s inherited ideas of the ‘Picturesque’ from the traditions of watercolour painting and printmaking. The way that light falls on old masonry became a characteristic feature of early landscape photography. Lady Hawarden uses these ingredients to make a photograph of a local river close to her family home at Dundrum in Ireland.
Collection
Accession number
457:36-1968

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2004
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