Clementina and Isabella Grace Maude, 5 Princes Gardens
Photograph
ca. 1863-1864 (photographed)
ca. 1863-1864 (photographed)
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Here Lady Hawarden stages a tableau that looks as if it might derive from an opera. Her eldest daughters are dressed as a young man, on the left, and a young woman, on the right. The young woman appears to be offering a purse to the man, but he raises his hands to reject it and looks away. The scene is staged in the studio with very few props - the casement of a window, a side table and a strip of net curtain. The strong side lighting from the window and the intricate pattern of shadows give life and animation to the scene.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion negative |
| Brief description | 19thC; Hawarden C, D 722, 5 Princes Gardens, Clementina, Isabella Grace, c. 1863-64 |
| Physical description | Sepia photograph, mounted on green card, of two young women in fancy dress. One, dressed as a man, looks away to the left 5 Princes Gardens, interior: first floor, front: left window (not shown): screen (with drapes): floor-boards: Clementina, in fancy dress (breeches), eyes up, standing, right hand on left arm, left hand raised, and Isabella Grace (left profile), in fancy dress (Mary Queen of Scots style), eyes down, standing, offering a small purse to Clementina with right hand. French-style side-table, with book on it, on right. |
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| Production type | Unlimited edition |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Clementina Tottenham |
| Historical context | From departmental notes 'Clementina, Lady Hawarden (Untitled) Photographic Study (or) Study from Life (D.722) c.1863-c.1864 5 Princes Gardens, interior: first floor, front: left window (not shown): screen (with drapes): floor-boards: Clementina, in fancy dress (breeches), eyes up, standing, right hand on left arm, left hand raised, and Isabella Grace (left profile), in fancy dress (Mary Queen of Scots style), eyes down, standing, offering a small purse to Clementina with right hand. French-style side-table, with book on it, on right. Inscription (verso): No 28 (crossed through) Inscription (verso of mount): (X614-)47 229 x 275 mm PH 234-1947 Literature: Microfilm: 3.18.46' |
| Production | Reason For Production: Exhibition Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Summary | Here Lady Hawarden stages a tableau that looks as if it might derive from an opera. Her eldest daughters are dressed as a young man, on the left, and a young woman, on the right. The young woman appears to be offering a purse to the man, but he raises his hands to reject it and looks away. The scene is staged in the studio with very few props - the casement of a window, a side table and a strip of net curtain. The strong side lighting from the window and the intricate pattern of shadows give life and animation to the scene. |
| Bibliographic reference | Literature: Microfilm: 3.18.46 |
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| Accession number | 234-1947 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2004 |
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