Daniel Maclise (1806-1870)
1857
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1857
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) is a 1857 by Lake Price, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows Daniel Maclise, an Irish historical painter, sitting in a room surrounded by his work. He's posed in fine clothing, with tools of his trade nearby. This format, where an artist is shown with their creations, was borrowed from painting to identify their occupation and showcase their skills. You can learn more about the artist who took this photo by looking up William Lake Price (British, 1810–1896).
Depicting artists alongside one of their creations, a format borrowed from painting, identifies their occupation and advertises their abilities. Price, a noted painter, had a short but significant photography career between 1854 and 1862. Around 1858, he produced a portfolio of photographs of a dozen eminent British painters, including Irish historical painter Daniel Maclise. Emphasizing their professional status, he posed them in fine clothing amid the tools of their trade, including props and furniture. Johnston, a well-regarded painter in Cincinnati and later Baltimore, was also a camera…
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William Frederick Lake Price (1810–1896) was an English watercolourist and an innovator in mid-nineteenth-century photography.
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