1860
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Elphinstone Agnes Maude barefoot is a 1860 photographic by Clementina Hawarden, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a young girl barefoot, caught in a playful moment. Clementina Hawarden took it around 1859–1861. Photography then was slow and tricky—glass plates, long waits. Still, she made it look easy. The trick? Hawarden staged this “spontaneous” shot on purpose. Every detail, every pose, was planned before the shutter clicked. Check out more work by Hawarden, Clementina (Viscountess) next.
A sepia photograph mounted on green card depicts a young girl in a white dress standing barefoot, her right profile visible as she gazes at her shoes placed on a draped box. The scene, staged in an interior setting with a cloth backdrop, reflects deliberate composition despite its apparent spontaneity. The photograph, part of a series, captures a moment that contrasts the child’s bare feet with the polished button boots, emphasizing an intentional surreal contrast. Executed during the wet collodion era, the image required careful planning, aligning with the conceptual nature of early…
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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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