1858
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dundrum Quarry is a 1858 photographic by Clementina Hawarden, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Clementina Hawarden took this photo around 1857–1860. It shows a quiet quarry scene, typical of her outdoor work. The photo is printed on paper, not painted. Stereoscopic photography was huge after 1851. It tricks your eyes to see real depth. When you look through the viewer, rocks pop out almost like you could touch them. Try the stereoscope at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sepia stereoscopic photograph, mounted on green card, depicts a flooded limestone quarry. The image was taken by Clementina, Lady Hawarden between approximately 1857 and 1860 at Dundrum House. The photograph measures 75 by 141 millimeters and was produced as a stereoscopic pair. The same negative was used for another related study in the collection.
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Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, commonly known as Lady Clementina Hawarden, was a Scottish amateur portrait photographer of the Victorian era. She produced over 800 photographs mostly of her adolescent daughters.
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