The Two Ways of Life
Photograph
1857 (photographed)
1857 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813-75) 'The Two Ways of Life' 1857; 1872 copy print by Robert Crawshay (1817-79). Albumen print.
Object details
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| Title | The Two Ways of Life (assigned by artist) |
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| Brief description | Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813-75) 'The Two Ways of Life' 1857; 1872 copy print by Robert Crawshay (1817-79). Albumen print. |
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| Gallery label | Oscar Gustaf Rejlander (1813–75)
Two Ways of Life
1857; 1872 copy print by Robert Crawshay (1817–79)
This is a small-scale copy of an astonishing feat of ‘combination printing’. The original was constructed from over 30 separate negatives, each exposed independently but printed to form a unified picture so large it required two sheets of paper joined together. It showed that a photograph could be composed in the manner of painting. The moralistic subject of two brothers choosing between vice and virtue also indicates the work’s high art aspirations.
An original photograph by Robert Crawshay is also on display in this gallery.
Albumen print
Mitchell Loan(03/05/2013-16/03/2014) |
| Credit line | Purchase funded by the Cecil Beaton Fund |
| Object history | This photograph was collected by 19th century photographer, William England, and by descent to Mark Mitchell. It was on long loan to the V&A from 1982 to 2013. |
| Production | This is an 1872 copy print by Robert Crawshay (1817-79) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.25-2014 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2013 |
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