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John Ruskin and Joan Ruskin

Photograph
1894 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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 John Ruskin (1819–1900), the writer, draughtsman, painter and collector, who was one of the most influential voices in the art world of the 19th century.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • John Ruskin and Joan Ruskin (generic title)
  • Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer (series title)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print
Brief description
Portrait of John (1819-1900) and Joan Ruskin Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 1, platinum print, 1894
Physical description
Three-quarter length portrait of John and Joan sitting side by side in a garden.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.1cm
  • Width: 12cm
  • Head to tail of closed album photo is in length: 219mm (closed album that photo is in) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
  • Width of closed album photo is in width: 182mm (Closed album photo is in) (Note: Measured in Book Conservation measuring box)
  • Width of closed album measured at spine depth: 57mm (Width of album spine that photo is in)
Marks and inscriptions
'All good wishes for you and yours / ever truly yours / Joan Ruskin [illegible] (Written by hand and signed on piece of paper (cut from a letter) affixed to album page below photograph.)
Credit line
Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer
Subjects depicted
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 John Ruskin (1819–1900), the writer, draughtsman, painter and collector, who was one of the most influential voices in the art world of the 19th century.
Collection
Accession number
7604-1938

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2003
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