COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17082727
Reference Number:
VPH.6.9
Series Title:
Intérieurs Anglais, an album of 50 cyanotypes of British house interiors by Bedford Lemere & Co. 1880’s-1890’s
Parent Work Title:
Interior view of the staircase and hall at Capenhurst Hall, with the fireplace to the left. By Henry Bedford Lemere, 11th of June 1888
Creator:
Lemere, Bedford Henry (Harry), 1865-1944
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1888-06-11
Image Sequence Number:
009
Description:
Interior view of the staircase and hall at Capenhurst Hall, with the fireplace to the left. The half-landing staircase is lined with unidentified paintings and leads to a gallery corridor. The newel post at the base of the staircase has a decorative finial, a griffin sejant (seated) holding a shield and there is a four arm standing candelabra at the foot of the staircase. The fireplace in the hall has a carved mantel with two griffins sat either side of the mantelpiece. There is a large overmantel with a clock and two classical figures incorporated into the design. At the time of the photograph Capenhurst Hall was the seat of the Richardson Family of Cheshire. The church of Holy Trinity at Capenhurst was erected and endowed in 1859 by the late Rev. Richard Richardson M.A. of Capenhurst Hall. Capenhurst Hall is described as being a mansion of red brick close to the station and the church; unfortunately the Hall no longer exists and was demolished in the 1960’s.
Keyword:
Country House; Staircase; Hall.
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Country homes--Great Britain
Subject:
Interior decoration -- Great Britain
Subject:
Photography--History--19th century
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Sub-Category:
Cyanotypes (photographic prints)
Technique Used:
Blueprint process
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Cheshire: Capenhurst
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Cheshire: Capenhurst
Item Height:
235 mm
Item Width:
285 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Thomas Maileander, Artist
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Bibliography:
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).
Collection Code:
Photography
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-08-23
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
