"Essay with a Revolving Camera"

1860s

British 19th Century

Associated Names
British 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a garden with a group of people in vintage attire socializing outdoors. They are located centrally and to the right of the oval-framed composition, set against a grassy lawn. The horizon is low, with trees in the background adding depth. A wicker chair is on the grass, and there is a classical garden urn on the far right. The people are dressed in formal Victorian attire, and the color palette is monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 15.5 × 27.2 cm (6 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 25.3 × 36.7 cm (9 15/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.23.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harry Lunn, Paris; Augusta Edwards, London; (Ken Jacobson, New York or London); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, top right in graphite: 631 / [line] 19; across bottom: Essay with a revolving Camera: / It will be known that the same people [underlined] appear in three groups; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: "Essay with a revolving camera", / Amat. Photo. Ass'n of G.B. 1860's

Wikidata ID

Q64144807

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