Portrait of a Boy
Photograph
ca. 1880s (photographed)
ca. 1880s (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
A mounted sepia-toned photographic portrait of a boy seated outdoors on a wooden chair. He clasps his hands in his lap.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of a Boy (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | bromide print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Vero Charles Driffield, 'Portrait of a Boy', bromide print, ca. 1880s |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-toned photographic portrait of a boy seated outdoors on a wooden chair. He clasps his hands in his lap. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ILFORD SLOW PAPER. NORMAL RANGE-5 CMS TO 320 CMS. MEAN LOG. RANGE-1.602. NEGATIVE,PYRO,DEVELOPED. EXTREME DENSITIES-1.640 & 0.730 DENSITY DIFFERENCE-0.910. DENSITY DIFF.X&(1.)=0.910 MEAN LOG.RANGE TAKEN 1.602 MEAN DENSITY X & (1.)=1.185 EXPOSURE= 509 CMS. Note ink, recto, 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 |
| Object history | This photograph is assembled in a box along with other photographs and various ephemera relating to Hurter & Driffield's actinometer and actinomgraph experiments |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.470:1-2025 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2025 |
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