Clementina Hawarden or Anne Bontine with Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 5 Princes Gardens
Photograph
ca. 1861-1862 (photographed)
ca. 1861-1862 (photographed)
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Virginia Dodier identifies the woman in this photograph as either Lady Hawarden herself or her sister Anne (Bontine). If it is Lady Hawarden, as seems likely, this is her only self-portrait. She is holding a photograph of bare trees, like the ones she made on the family estate at Dundrum in County Tipperary, Ireland. The print is on thin paper, as can be seen from the way she holds it. It had not been trimmed - the white margins are from the printing frame in which it would have been printed out by sunlight. The Hawarden family album indicates that the man is Donald Cameron of Lochiel, whose connection with them is not otherwise known. Lady Hawarden must often have shown newly printed photographs to members of her family, friends and acquaintances.
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Materials and techniques | Photograph |
Brief description | 19thC; Hawarden C, D 359, 5 Princes Gardens, ?Lady Hawarden or Anne Bontine with Donald Cameron of Lochiel, c. 1861-62 |
Physical description | Sepia photograph, mounted on green card, showing a man and woman standing beside a cane-seated chair. |
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Production type | Unique |
Credit line | Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham |
Historical context | From departmental notes 'Clementina, Lady Hawarden·(Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D.359) c.1861-c.1862 5 Princes Gardens, interior: first floor, rear: cloth backdrop: carpet: Lady Hawarden, eyes down, holding untrimmed photograph of trees, and Donald Cameron of Lochiel (left profile), right hand on chair-back, both standing behind chair. 101 x 68 mm PH 457-1968:423 Series 64 Literature: Microfilm: 3.19.449 If this is Lady Hawarden, then the photograph self-portrait. Significantly, she is holding possibly of bare-limbed trees, similar to exam] this exhibition. As the subjects are not iden1 contemporary inscription, it is not possible tc conclusively whether she is Lady Hawarden or he Bontinei they were very much alike in appearanc extreme slimness of the woman in the photograph suggestion that she is Lady Hawarden, as Mrs BOI robust--she lived to be 97. Cameron's identity has been established through beneath a similar photograph by Lady Hawarden wh~ private collection. Interestingly, he was the ct Scottish clan to which Julia Margaret Cameron's h belonged. Cameron's identity has been established through beneath a similar photograph by Lady Hawarden wh~ private collection. Interestingly, he was the ct Scottish clan to which Julia Margaret Cameron's h belonged' |
Production | Reason For Production: Private |
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Summary | Virginia Dodier identifies the woman in this photograph as either Lady Hawarden herself or her sister Anne (Bontine). If it is Lady Hawarden, as seems likely, this is her only self-portrait. She is holding a photograph of bare trees, like the ones she made on the family estate at Dundrum in County Tipperary, Ireland. The print is on thin paper, as can be seen from the way she holds it. It had not been trimmed - the white margins are from the printing frame in which it would have been printed out by sunlight. The Hawarden family album indicates that the man is Donald Cameron of Lochiel, whose connection with them is not otherwise known. Lady Hawarden must often have shown newly printed photographs to members of her family, friends and acquaintances. |
Bibliographic reference | Literature: Microfilm: 3.19.449
V. Dodier, "Clementina, Lady Hawarden: Studies from Life, 1857-1864" (V&A Publications, 1999), pp.36-37
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Accession number | 457:423-1968 |
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Record created | February 20, 2004 |
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