Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens
Photograph
ca. 1862-1863 (photographed)
ca. 1862-1863 (photographed)
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This photograph gives a good idea of Lady Hawarden’s studio and the way she used it. It was situated on the second floor of her house at 5 Princes Gardens in the South Kensington area of London. Here her daughter Clementina poses beside a mirror. A movable screen has been placed behind it, across the opening into the next room. A side table at the left balances a desk at the right. The figure of the young girl is partially balanced and echoed by the camera reflected in the mirror and the embroidery resting on the table beside it.
Hawarden appears to have worked with seven different cameras. The one seen in the mirror is the largest. Possibly there is a slight suggestion of a hand in the act of removing and/or replacing the lens cap to begin and end the exposure.
Hawarden appears to have worked with seven different cameras. The one seen in the mirror is the largest. Possibly there is a slight suggestion of a hand in the act of removing and/or replacing the lens cap to begin and end the exposure.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Lady Hawarden, 'Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens', photograph. |
| Physical description | Sepia photograph, mounted on green card, of a young woman posing beside a miror in which a camera is reflected. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham |
| Historical context | From departmental notes 'Clementina, Lady Hawarden (Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D.559) c.1862-c.1863 5 Princes Gardens, interior: first floor, front: starred wall-paper: floor-boards: Clementina, standing, right elbow on cheval-glass (which reflects camera on tripod, and window and balustrade behind her), right hand on temple, left hand on cheval-glass frame. French-style side-table; three-legged table, on which are carpet-bag, needlework and hat; Gothic-style desk. Inscription (verso): No.5. Inscriptions (verso of mount): X614-5 (and) PC 33 ( 1 ) 216 x 232 mm PH 296-1947 Series 109 Literature: Microfilm: 3.18.6 People in Camera, National Portrait Gallery, 19 This photograph shows the basic furnishings of Lady Hawarden's drawing-room-cum-studio, including a moveable screen placed across the opening to the next room. Except for the faint suggestion of a disembodied hand in the act of removing and replacing the lens cap, there is no sign of Lady Hawarden in the mirror. However, her camera--possibly the same one shown in Ph 457-1968:335 (D.303) and Ph 457-1968:524 (D.304)--and its substantial tripod are reflected.' |
| Production | Reason For Production: Exhibition Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Summary | This photograph gives a good idea of Lady Hawarden’s studio and the way she used it. It was situated on the second floor of her house at 5 Princes Gardens in the South Kensington area of London. Here her daughter Clementina poses beside a mirror. A movable screen has been placed behind it, across the opening into the next room. A side table at the left balances a desk at the right. The figure of the young girl is partially balanced and echoed by the camera reflected in the mirror and the embroidery resting on the table beside it. Hawarden appears to have worked with seven different cameras. The one seen in the mirror is the largest. Possibly there is a slight suggestion of a hand in the act of removing and/or replacing the lens cap to begin and end the exposure. |
| Bibliographic reference | Female Trouble. Die Kamera als Spiegel und Bühne weiblicher Inszenierungen Munich: Pinakothek der Moderne, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-7757-2203-2. |
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| Accession number | 296-1947 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2004 |
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