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Daguerreotype: 1951-322 1855-07-09-1867

  • Collection: National Media Museum, United Kingdom i
  • Language: English
  • Type: Other
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Summary

Summary

Identification
1951-322
Dated
Source
Begin
1855-07-09
End
1867
Image description
Group portrait of a family. The father is standing in front of a window with red pelmet (with tassels) and red curtains. He holds a top hat in his right hand. To his right and left are two girls. Seated to their left is (presumably) the mother, a near-profile view. She sits on a red-upholstered seat. Seated on the ground in front of her on (presumably) a low stool or cushion is a boy child, his legs slightly folded and holding a dark straw hat. The standing man has grey hair and sideburns. He wears a dark jacket, white waistcoat and shirt, dark tie. The two girls wear similar dresses, pale blue, fringed bodices and sleeves, pink bows at the neck, The older girl has a black necklace; she and her mother both hold a sheet of paper with a design or painting on the mother's lap. The younger girl's left arm rests on a table that has a bunch of flowers on it. The mother's dress is white with bold black stripes across bodice, upper and lower sleeves. She and the girls all have a white lace collar. The mother has a gold bracelet on her left wrist. The boy wears a dark jacket and white broad trousers, with a white shirt. His right hand holds his head. His straw hat has a dark ribbon. The wallpaper is boldly patterned with a renaissance type design. Strongly hand coloured, with gold highlights.
Tags
man; grey; hair; sideburns; shirt; jacket; cravat; waistcoat; trousers; seat; table; bunch of flowers; woman; dress; bracelet; jewelry; necklace; fringeing; girl; boy; picture; wallpaper; window; pelmet; curtain; straw hat; top hat; side parting; centre parting; hand coloured; gold highlight
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Claudet
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp06792/antoine-claudet

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Object

Object

Subject location
City of Westminster
Identification
1951-322
Dated
Source
Begin
1855-07-09
End
1867
Number of plates
2
Remarks general
With its own, original leather slip-case stamped with Claudet's name and details, the slip-case is held closed using a leather tab.
Assessments
Provenance
Image description
Group portrait of a family. The father is standing in front of a window with red pelmet (with tassels) and red curtains. He holds a top hat in his right hand. To his right and left are two girls. Seated to their left is (presumably) the mother, a near-profile view. She sits on a red-upholstered seat. Seated on the ground in front of her on (presumably) a low stool or cushion is a boy child, his legs slightly folded and holding a dark straw hat. The standing man has grey hair and sideburns. He wears a dark jacket, white waistcoat and shirt, dark tie. The two girls wear similar dresses, pale blue, fringed bodices and sleeves, pink bows at the neck, The older girl has a black necklace; she and her mother both hold a sheet of paper with a design or painting on the mother's lap. The younger girl's left arm rests on a table that has a bunch of flowers on it. The mother's dress is white with bold black stripes across bodice, upper and lower sleeves. She and the girls all have a white lace collar. The mother has a gold bracelet on her left wrist. The boy wears a dark jacket and white broad trousers, with a white shirt. His right hand holds his head. His straw hat has a dark ribbon. The wallpaper is boldly patterned with a renaissance type design. Strongly hand coloured, with gold highlights.
Subject name
Inscription
Printed label on verso UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY, BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. MR. ANTOINE CLAUDET, 107 REGENT STREET, (QUADRANT, NEAR VIGO STREET) DAGUERREOTYPES MINIATURES, PLAIN AND COLOURED STEREOSCOPIC DAGUERREOTYPE PORTRAITS
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Claudet
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp06792/antoine-claudet
Stereo plates
Yes
Window size
Height
68 mm / 2.68 inch
Width
59 mm / 2.32 inch
Housing size
Height
84 mm / 3.31 inch
Width
179 mm / 7.05 inch
Depth
5 mm / 0.2 inch
Window shape
Arched
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
National Media Museum, United Kingdom
Description
UK-INS-NMeM
Creator
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.
nationality
France
Assessment
 

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Housing

Housing

Mat
Spacing paper
Painted
No
Texture
No
Present
Unknown
Painted
Unknown
Case
Rails decoration remarks
Cover
Rails
Decoration remarks
Present
Unknown
Decoration present
Unknown
Cushion present
Unknown
Retainer
Present
Unknown
Insert
Present
Unknown
Interior tray retainer present
Unknown
Rails present
Unknown
Metal foil preserver present
Unknown
Binding
 
Frame
Material
Paper
Colour
Black
Style
Rectangle
Finishing paper
 
Backing
Material
Paper label
description
Pale brown paper on back, large, with decorative coat of arms
Label annotations
Printed label on verso UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY, BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. MR. ANTOINE CLAUDET, 107 REGENT STREET, (QUADRANT, NEAR VIGO STREET) DAGUERREOTYPES MINIATURES, PLAIN AND COLOURED STEREOSCOPIC DAGUERREOTYPE PORTRAITS
Recessed
Unknown
Access panel present
Unknown
Hanging system
Present
Unknown
Finishing paper
Unknown
Cover glass
Present
Yes
Painted
Yes
Strass
Unknown
Colour
Black

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Plate

Plate

Polishing lines
Annotation
Surface
Goldtoning present
Unknown
Coating present
Unknown
Applied coloring present
Unknown
Securing
Securing retained by housing
Unknown

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Hallmark

Hallmark

No plate-mark information available for this record

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