Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens
Photograph
ca. 1863-1864 (photographed)
ca. 1863-1864 (photographed)
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Lady Hawarden has the reputation of being a ‘modern’ photographer before her time. This probably rests on her many photographs of her daughters posed beside mirrors. The real and the reflected are shown directly, side by side, which seems like a commentary on the photographic illusion itself. About this time (1860) photographs were described as ‘magic mirrors for the reflective man’. These photographs also suggest the idea of the ‘double’, or doppelganger. For whatever reason, Hawarden returned to this subject constantly.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by Lady Hawarden, 'Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens', c. 1863-4. |
| Physical description | Sepia photograph, mounted on green card, of a young woman posing beside a tall mirror. 5 Princes Gardens, interior: screen: Clementina (three-quarter length; right profile), standing, right hand supporting left hand, which holds frame of cheval-glass, in which she is reflected. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham |
| Historical context | From departmental notes 'Clementina, Lady Hawarden (Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D.648) c.1863-c.1864 5 Princes Gardens, interior: screen: Clementina (three-quarter length; right profile), standing, right hand supporting left hand, which holds frame of cheval-glass, in which she is reflected. Inscription (verso): No 163; Inscription (verso of mount): (X614-)163 238 x 275 mm PH 291-1947' |
| Production | Reason For Production: Exhibition Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Summary | Lady Hawarden has the reputation of being a ‘modern’ photographer before her time. This probably rests on her many photographs of her daughters posed beside mirrors. The real and the reflected are shown directly, side by side, which seems like a commentary on the photographic illusion itself. About this time (1860) photographs were described as ‘magic mirrors for the reflective man’. These photographs also suggest the idea of the ‘double’, or doppelganger. For whatever reason, Hawarden returned to this subject constantly. |
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| Accession number | 291-1947 |
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| Record created | February 22, 2004 |
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