Female antique class room, National Art Training School, South Kensington Museum
Photograph
ca. 1860 (printed)
ca. 1860 (printed)
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Photograph of Science and Art Department, South Kensington Museum. National Art Training School, the Female Antique Class Room (which it is stated measured 39 ft 8 in. by 29 ft. 6 in.). Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative
Object details
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| Title | Female antique class room, National Art Training School, South Kensington Museum (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative |
| Brief description | Photograph, albumen print of the female antique class room at the Science and Art Department of the South Kensington Museum (V&A), Cundall, Downes & Co., ca. 1860. |
| Physical description | Photograph of Science and Art Department, South Kensington Museum. National Art Training School, the Female Antique Class Room (which it is stated measured 39 ft 8 in. by 29 ft. 6 in.). Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative |
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| Gallery label | Cast Courts Reinstallation, 27 November 2018
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'Female antique class room', National Art Training School, South Kensington Museum
Cundall, Downes & Co., about 1860
Sir Henry Cole, the first director of the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A), emphasised that learning to draw from copies was vital in education. He wanted a varied collection to serve as a resource for inspiring and reforming British design. This photograph shows the female drawing studio of the National Art Training School, with casts for students to draw. This school was based within the South Kensington Museum for many years and eventually became the Royal College of Art.
REPRODUCED FROM
Albumen print
South Kensignton, London
Museum no. E.176-2002
(27 November 2018) |
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| Accession number | E.176-2002 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2003 |
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