Academic study
Photograph
1855 (made)
1855 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Academic Study by John Watson (British, active 1850s); albumen print;
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Academic study (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Academic Study by John Watson (British, active 1850s); albumen print; Britain; 1855. |
| Physical description | Academic Study by John Watson (British, active 1850s); albumen print; |
| Gallery label | Gallery 100 ‘A History of Photography’, 2014-2015, label text:
John Watson (active 1850s)
‘Academic Study’
1855
Watson ran a professional studio in London’s Regent Street. The title of this image suggests it was intended as a work of art or as an aid to artists. The model is viewed from the back, unlike the more titillating nudes commercially available at the time. The lack of a reflection in the mirror suggests that the glass had been removed, or perhaps blocked during printing.
Albumen print
Purchased by Henry Cole from the Photographic Society of London, 1856
Museum no. 36:373
(06 03 2014) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 36373 |
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| Record created | January 20, 2003 |
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