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West Wing of Dundrum House with unidentified man with camera on tripod

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

Here Lady Hawarden shows photography taking place beside her Irish home, at Dundrum House in County Tipperary. A camera on a tripod points away from the house. A dark cloth is draped across the tripod. A printing frame rests against one of the tripod’s legs. A fellow photographer stands beside the apparatus, looking towards Hawarden’s camera. The photograph captures the special fellowship that flourished among the earliest generations of amateur (and professional) photographers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • West Wing of Dundrum House with unidentified man with camera on tripod (assigned by artist)
  • Photographic Study (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stereoscopic photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative
Brief description
Photograph by Lady Clementina Hawarden, 'West Wing of Dundrum House iwth unidentified man with camera on tripod' from the series 'Photographic Study', c.1857-60, stereoscopic album print from wet collodion negative
Physical description
Sepia steroescopic photograph, mounted on green card, showinbg a country house and a man with a camera on a tripod.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8cm
  • Width: 14.2cm
Style
Production typeUnlimited edition
Gallery label
Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822–65) Photographic Study 1857–60 Lady Hawarden was an accomplished amateur photographer. Here an unidentified photographer stands beside a camera outside Dundrum House, her Irish home in County Tipperary. A printing frame rests against one of the tripod’s legs. The image captures the camaraderie that flourished among the early generations of photographers. Stereoscopic photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham Museum no. 457:58-1968(23/7/2016-5/3/2017)
Credit line
Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham
Historical context
From departmental notes

'Clementina, Lady Hawarden (Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D. 39) c.1857-c.1860 Dundrum House, west wing: exterior: view north; gateway to stables on left. Unidentified young man, standing, with camera on tripod, dark cloth and printing frame. Albumen print from wet collodion negative. 78 x 142 mm (stereoscopic) PH 457-1968:58 Literature: Microfilm: 3.19.126 Lady Hawarden's enthusiasm for photography may have brought her to the attention of other amateur photographers in the Oundrum area, of whom this young man may be one. His camera appears to be a single-lens bellows type. (Lady Hawarden's single-lens box-type camera is shown in Ph 457-1968:335, Ph 457-1968:524 and Ph 296-1947 (D.303,D.304 and D.559). A dark slide or negative holder is leaned against the tripod, and the object against a wall in the left background may be a printing frame. Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham, granddaughter of the photographer.'
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Here Lady Hawarden shows photography taking place beside her Irish home, at Dundrum House in County Tipperary. A camera on a tripod points away from the house. A dark cloth is draped across the tripod. A printing frame rests against one of the tripod’s legs. A fellow photographer stands beside the apparatus, looking towards Hawarden’s camera. The photograph captures the special fellowship that flourished among the earliest generations of amateur (and professional) photographers.
Bibliographic reference
Literature: Microfilm: 3.19.126
Collection
Accession number
457:58-1968

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Record createdFebruary 20, 2004
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