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I Pays

Photograph
c. 1859 (printed), 1855 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Rejlander, Oscar Gustav (photographer)
Brooker, Thomas (printer)

Photograph of two men seated at a table with drinks, with a young woman (the waitress) standing between them holding a tray. A dog is sitting at the feet of the men.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleI Pays (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photo-galvanograph using the process patented by Paul Pretsch, made from a negative by Rejlander.
Photographic Paper
Photo-Engraving
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander and printed by Thomas Brooker, 'I Pays?', photo-galvanograph, c. 1859
Physical description
Photograph of two men seated at a table with drinks, with a young woman (the waitress) standing between them holding a tray. A dog is sitting at the feet of the men.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 181mm
  • Image width: 140mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Photogr. O. G. Rejlander Printed by T. Brooker "I Pays." Paul Pretsch's Patent Process Presented with the Photographic Journal September 1859. (Printed beneath the image on the recto of the paper.)
  • Museum numbers marked in pencil on verso of paper. Artist written in pencil on recto of mount.
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Production
Photo-galvanograph produced from a negative by Rejlander.
Associated object
PROV.1478-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRP473 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • R5 - RPS identifier - artist name
  • 6374/1 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • 2003-5001/2/21383 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1365-2017

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Record createdMay 26, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1393984/i-pays-photograph-rejlander-oscar-gustav/
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