- Photography Collection

COLLECTION NAME:

Photography Collection

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Manchester~15~15

Photography Collection

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Image Number:

JRL17082803

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JRL17082803

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Reference Number:

VPH.6.47

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VPH.6.47

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Series Title:

Intérieurs Anglais, an album of 50 cyanotypes of British house interiors by Bedford Lemere & Co. 1880’s-1890’s

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Intérieurs Anglais, an album of 50 cyanotypes of British house interiors by Bedford Lemere & Co. 1880’s-1890’s

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Parent Work Title:

Interior view of the ornately carved fireplace in the drawing room at Rawdon House, Hertfordshire. By Henry Bedford Lemere, January 1891

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Interior view of the ornately carved fireplace in the drawing room at Rawdon House, Hertfordshire. By Henry Bedford Lemere, January 1891

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Creator:

Lemere, Bedford Henry (Harry), 1865-1944

creator

Lemere, Bedford Henry (Harry), 1865-1944

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Creator Role:

Photographer

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Photographer

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Date Created:

1891-01

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1891-01

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Image Sequence Number:

047

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047

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Description:

Interior view of the ornately carved fireplace in the drawing room at Rawdon House, Hertfordshire. The fireplace is decorated with two grotesque terminal figures (human top half, columnar bottom) of a satyr and a nymph. The elaborate overmantel has three carved columns decorated with putti (cherubs) and intricate scrollwork. These frame two large and deeply carved scenes of satyrs playing musical instruments. The overmantel is crowned by an intricate frieze that runs the length of the drawing room wall, featuring animals, figures and grotesques. The plaster ceiling has a busy decorative strapwork design. The walls are papered with wooden dado panelling. Occasional tables situated on either side of the fireplace display paintings and photographs. Rawdon House originally dates from the mid-17th century, but was extended and restored by Ernest George and Peto in 1879. In 1898 it became St Monica's Priory, a convent of Augustinian canonesses, a use that lasted until 1969; it has since been converted for use as offices. According to the Bedford Lemere notes, the image was taken for H. K. Ricardo. Since 1910, this fireplace has served as the chimneypiece in the library at Rothamsted Manor House also in Hertfordshire.

description

Interior view of the ornately carved fireplace in the drawing room at Rawdon House, Hertfordshire. The fireplace is decorated with two grotesque terminal figures (human top half, columnar bottom) of a satyr and a nymph. The elaborate overmantel has three carved columns decorated with putti (cherubs) and intricate scrollwork. These frame two large and deeply carved scenes of satyrs playing musical instruments. The overmantel is crowned by an intricate frieze that runs the length of the drawing room wall, featuring animals, figures and grotesques. The plaster ceiling has a busy decorative strapwork design. The walls are papered with wooden dado panelling. Occasional tables situated on either side of the fireplace display paintings and photographs. Rawdon House originally dates from the mid-17th century, but was extended and restored by Ernest George and Peto in 1879. In 1898 it became St Monica's Priory, a convent of Augustinian canonesses, a use that lasted until 1969; it has since been converted for use as offices. According to the Bedford Lemere notes, the image was taken for H. K. Ricardo. Since 1910, this fireplace has served as the chimneypiece in the library at Rothamsted Manor House also in Hertfordshire.

Description

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Keyword:

Jacobean House; Drawing Room; Fireplace; Terminal Figures; Putti; Cherubs.

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Jacobean House; Drawing Room; Fireplace; Terminal Figures; Putti; Cherubs.

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Subject:

Architecture

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Architecture

Subject

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Subject:

Country homes--Great Britain

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Country homes--Great Britain

Subject

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Subject:

Interior decoration -- Great Britain

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Interior decoration -- Great Britain

Subject

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Subject:

Photography--History--19th century

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Photography--History--19th century

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Category of Material:

Visual

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Visual

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Sub-Category:

Analogue photography

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Analogue photography

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Sub-Category:

Cyanotypes (photographic prints)

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Cyanotypes (photographic prints)

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Technique Used:

Blueprint process

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Blueprint process

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Support:

Paper

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Paper

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Creation Site:

England: Hertfordshire: Hoddesdon

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England: Hertfordshire: Hoddesdon

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Time Period Covered:

19th Century CE

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19th Century CE

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Places Covered:

England: Hertfordshire: Hoddesdon

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England: Hertfordshire: Hoddesdon

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Item Height:

279 mm

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279 mm

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Item Width:

236 mm

Current Repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

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Provenance:

Thomas Maileander, Artist

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Thomas Maileander, Artist

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Rights Holder - Image:

The University of Manchester Library

Access Rights:

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Access Rights

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Bibliography:

Intérieurs Anglais, an album of 50 cyanotypes of British house interiors by Bedford Lemere & Co. 1880’s-1890’s.

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<A href="https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/h8b3g8 ">Intérieurs Anglais, an album of 50 cyanotypes of British house interiors by Bedford Lemere & Co. 1880’s-1890’s.</a>

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Notes:

Worldcat lists one complete set of Intérieurs Anglais, at the Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, Switzerland. Another complete set is owned by Yale University, located at the British Art Center, Folio A 2014 71. The Getty Research Institute holds 82 of the set of 86 cyanotypes (lacking nos. 10, 65, 67 and 81). The Royal Institute of British Architects have eight photographs from this series also in cyanotype, with the same numbering 1-68 (nos. 1, 7, 37, 49, 58, 61, 66 and 67).

notes

Worldcat lists one complete set of Intérieurs Anglais, at the Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, Switzerland. Another complete set is owned by Yale University, located at the British Art Center, Folio A 2014 71. The Getty Research Institute holds 82 of the set of 86 cyanotypes (lacking nos. 10, 65, 67 and 81). The Royal Institute of British Architects have eight photographs from this series also in cyanotype, with the same numbering 1-68 (nos. 1, 7, 37, 49, 58, 61, 66 and 67).

Notes

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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):

2017-08-23

Image Creation Technique:

Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library

Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):

2017-08

Metadata Language:

eng-GB

Collection Code:

Photography

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Photography

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