Family group of three members of the Houghton family. Father seated in the centre has centre parting, dark hair and sideburns. He holds a book and wears a stickpin. A girl is seated on his right holding a book in her hand towards other child. She has a dark dress and short hair. Rgw second child has her hair pulled back and wears a light coloured dress with buttons down the front
Tags
man; family; sister; book; girl; painted backdrop; jacket; side parting; centre parting; dress; sideburns; tie
See 2003-5001/2/28209 for another view of George Houghton. The plate is attributed to Claudet as George Houghton was his business partner.Also the backdrop is rather unusual and looks like it might be also shown in 2003-5001/2/28084, a plate by Claudet that looks like it is of Houghton.
Assessments
Provenance
Title
Portrait of father, self and sister Mary Houghton
Image description
Family group of three members of the Houghton family. Father seated in the centre has centre parting, dark hair and sideburns. He holds a book and wears a stickpin. A girl is seated on his right holding a book in her hand towards other child. She has a dark dress and short hair. Rgw second child has her hair pulled back and wears a light coloured dress with buttons down the front
Subject name
Haughton family; Houghton, George
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
70 mm / 2.76 inch
Width
48 mm / 1.89 inch
Housing size
Height
93 mm / 3.66 inch
Width
83 mm / 3.27 inch
Depth
18 mm / 0.71 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Royal Photographic Society Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom
Description
UK-INS-V&A - Royal Photographic Society Collection within the Victoria and Albert Museum
Attributed to
Name
Claudet, Antoine François Jean
notes
„Claudet betrieb sein Studio in London, war aber gebürtiger Franzose. Seit 1827 lebte er an der Themse, wo er sich als Importeur von technischem Glas (Scheiben und Glasstürze) einen Namen machte. Auf Anraten seines Freundes Lerebours nahm er 1839 Kontakt zu Daguerre auf. Er erlernte bei ihm die Technik und erwarb eine Lizenz für England. Dann importierte er Daguerreotypien nach London, wo sie als erste Lichtbilder am 15. Oktober 1839 dem Königspaar und im März 1840 der staunenden Öffentlichkeit in den Räumen der Royal Society vorgestellt wurden. Kurz nach Richard Beard eröffnete Claudet im Juni 1841 in London ein Atelier. Standort war ein Glashaus auf dem Dach der „Adelaide Gallery“. 1851 konnte Claudet aufgrund guten Geschäftsverlaufes in der Londoner Regent Street 107 ein neues Studio, den „Temple of Photographic“, einweihen.“ (Jochen Voigt: Spiegelbilder. Europäische und amerikanische Porträtdaguerreotypie 1840-1860, Chemnitz 2007, S. 127.) Sir Charles Barry, der das Parlament in Westminster errichtet hatte, baute Claudets neues Etablissement im Renaissancestil aus. (J.V.)
Royal Warrant granted on the 9th of July 1855.
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