Louisa Barry holding onto back of chair
Photograph
1860 (photographed)
1860 (photographed)
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll, is best known as the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but he was also an accomplished amateur photographer. Approximately half of his photographs are portraits of children, sometimes wearing foreign costumes or acting out scenes.
Object details
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| Title | Louisa Barry holding onto back of chair (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Louisa Barry holding onto back of chair, albumen print, 1860 |
| Physical description | A photograph by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson of a three-quarter length portrait of a young girl, resting her right hand on the back of a chair. |
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| 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. |
| Summary | Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll, is best known as the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but he was also an accomplished amateur photographer. Approximately half of his photographs are portraits of children, sometimes wearing foreign costumes or acting out scenes. |
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| Accession number | RPS.1171-2019 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2019 |
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