Portrait of Two Children
Photograph
1860s (made)
1860s (made)
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The carte de visite was patented in 1854 by the French photographer André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, and soon became the most common type of photograph. Between four and six miniature portraits could be taken on one glass plate negative. Sitters then chose their favourites, which were printed, cut out and mounted onto calling cards. It was fashionable to exchange and collect images of family, friends, royalty and celebrities, into specially designed albums.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of Two Children (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by T. Heaviside of Durham, 'Portrait of Two Children', ca. 1860s, albumen print |
| Physical description | Portrait of two young girls in matching black-belted white dresses, headbands and black shoes. They appear to be holding hands. The girl on the left side (when looking at the image) is more in focus than the other. |
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| Content description | Of note, the two girls in this photo appear to be the same ones as in E.614-1995. |
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| Summary | The carte de visite was patented in 1854 by the French photographer André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, and soon became the most common type of photograph. Between four and six miniature portraits could be taken on one glass plate negative. Sitters then chose their favourites, which were printed, cut out and mounted onto calling cards. It was fashionable to exchange and collect images of family, friends, royalty and celebrities, into specially designed albums. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.615-1995 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2009 |
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