John Bevan Hazard
[Work Horse and Hay Cart, Bristol, England]

[Work Horse and Hay Cart, Bristol, England]

Public Domain

[Work Horse and Hay Cart, Bristol, England]
CultureBritish
Titles
  • [Work Horse and Hay Cart, Bristol, England]
Date1850s
MediumSalted paper print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 5 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (12.8 × 18.5 cm)
Sheet: 5 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (12.8 × 18.5 cm)
Mount: 7 3/16 × 9 5/16 in. (18.3 × 23.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff, Joan Morgenstern, James Edward Maloney, Leslie Blanton, and the Anne Levy Charitable Trust
Object number2022.41
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


Although little is known about John Bevan Hazard, this photograph speaks lovingly of disappearing traditions in the 1850s, as rural life in England was transformed by railroads, steam power, and mechanical agricultural equipment. Adjusting his lens to position the sturdy workhorse and heavily burdened wagon against a softly blurred background, Hazard granted them a starring role, while the two dogs alongside might easily be missed by all but the most careful observer. Beyond this print’s physical beauty, the photograph is an expression of moral worth in tradition, nature, and rural life and labor—considered a vanishing set of values.



Provenance[Vintage Works, Ltd., Chalfont, Pennsylvania]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, bottom left: 301202.29

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