1860
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Photographic Study is a 1860 photographic by Clementina Hawarden, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A sepia photograph mounted on green card depicts Lord Hawarden standing at a window, illuminated by natural light with the curtain drawn aside, while a seated woman in a dress, Clementina, faces downward in profile behind him. The composition emphasizes stillness and suggests a relationship between the two figures without a definitive subject, leaving interpretation open. Exhibited as a "Photographic Study" or "Study from Life," the image reflects Lady Hawarden’s focus on domestic scenes in her South Kensington home, utilizing available light and careful arrangement. The photograph is part of…
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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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