Study of a Head
Artist
Oscar Gustave Rejlander(British, born Sweden, 1813–1875)British, born Sweden, 1813–1875
CultureBritish
Titles
- Study of a Head
- from The Photographic Album for the Year 1857, Being Contributions from the Members of The Photographic Club
DateMarch 22, 1857
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (17 × 14.4 cm)
Mount: 17 5/16 × 12 in. (44 × 30.5 cm)
Mount: 17 5/16 × 12 in. (44 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2023.168.33
Non exposé
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Published References Roger Taylor, "Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860" (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Washington: National Gallery of Art ; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007), 83-95. Helmut Gernsheim, "Incunabula of British photographic literature: a bibliography of British photographic literature, 1839-75, and British books illustrated with original photographs" (London; Berkeley: Scolar Press in association with Derbyshire College of Higher Education, 1984), 72.
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