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Isabella Grace Maude, on terrace, 5 Princes Gardens

Photograph
ca. 1861 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lady Hawarden posed her daughter on the terrace at the rear of her house in the South Kensington area of London. It looked from Princes Gardens onto a private communal garden that was shared with residents of Princes Gate to the north. The house had a balcony at the front and a terrace at the rear. These provided vantage points onto the surrounding district at a period when women had far less freedom - in terms of moving about the city - than they do today.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Isabella Grace Maude, on terrace, 5 Princes Gardens (assigned by artist)
  • Photographic Study (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stereoscopic photograph
Brief description
19thC, stereoscopic; Hawarden C, D 345, 5 Princes Gardens, exterior, Isabella Grace, c. 1861
Physical description
Sepia stereoscopic photograph, mounted on card, showing a young woman seated on the terrace of a house.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Width: 16.1cm
Style
Production typeUnlimited edition
Credit line
Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham
Historical context
From departmental notes

'Clementina, Lady Hawarden (Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D.345) c.1861 5 Princes Gardens, exterior: Isabella Grace (left profile), head bent, standing, leaning on open gate leading to Princes Gate gardens. Garden shed on right; backs of houses on one side of Princes Gate gardens in background. 101 x 161 mm (stereoscopic) PH 457-1968:443 Literature: Microfilm: 3.19.399 Lady Hawarden incorporated the steps into the composition as a device to draw the eye into the scene. There is a suggestion of wistful daydreaming in rsabella Grace's attitude, but her pose is also a method of bracing herself.'
Production
Reason For Production: Exhibition
Reason For Production: Retail
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Lady Hawarden posed her daughter on the terrace at the rear of her house in the South Kensington area of London. It looked from Princes Gardens onto a private communal garden that was shared with residents of Princes Gate to the north. The house had a balcony at the front and a terrace at the rear. These provided vantage points onto the surrounding district at a period when women had far less freedom - in terms of moving about the city - than they do today.
Bibliographic reference
Literature: Microfilm: 3.19.399 V. Dodier, "Clementina, Lady Hawarden: Studies from Life, 1857-1864" (V&A Publications, 1999), pp.32-33
Collection
Accession number
457:443-1968

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Record createdFebruary 20, 2004
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