Reverend Dr Alfred Gatty
Photograph
1884 (photographed)
1884 (photographed)
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Frederick Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial ‘Who’s Who’ of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities. This portrait is of Reverend Alfred Gatty (1813–1903), writer and vicar of Ecclesfield. Noted children’s books author Juliana Horatia Ewing was his daughter, whose portrait by Hollyer is also in the Museum’s collection (Museum no. PH.7629-1938).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Platinum print |
| Brief description | Portrait of Reverend Dr Alfred Gatty (1813-1903) Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 1, platinum print, 1884 |
| Physical description | Half-length portrait of Gatty facing viewer. |
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| Credit line | Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer |
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| Summary | Frederick Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial ‘Who’s Who’ of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities. This portrait is of Reverend Alfred Gatty (1813–1903), writer and vicar of Ecclesfield. Noted children’s books author Juliana Horatia Ewing was his daughter, whose portrait by Hollyer is also in the Museum’s collection (Museum no. PH.7629-1938). |
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| Accession number | 7628-1938 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2003 |
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