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Partridges (recto); L.D. Campbell's Tomb (verso)

c. 1861

Captain N. Baily

(British)

John Hamilton Craigie

(British)
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Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 23.9 x 19.3 cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1987.21
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

N. Baily carefully arranged a simple composition of two partridges hanging by a thin rope against a plain wood wall. Like many photographers in the 1850s and 60s, he was interested in displaying the camera’s ability to record in detail the variety of shapes and textures present in the still life. Little is known of Baily, a British amateur photographer. He was a member of the Amateur Photographic Association and participated in several of their album exchanges. Still lifes incorporating game, fowl, and fish were popular among amateur photographers during this period. Many members of the Amateur Photographic Association were gentlemen that formerly belonged to the British armed forces and would have participated in hunting as a pastime.
Two side-by-side prints depict distinct subjects. On the left, two partridges with speckled feathers hang by their necks against a wooden wall, legs dangling downward. On the right, a scene viewed through a stone arch features two people with light skin tones. On our left, a man stands pointing toward the center. On our right, a woman sits wearing a bonnet and dark dress, looking toward us.

Partridges (recto); L.D. Campbell's Tomb (verso)

c. 1861

Captain N. Baily, John Hamilton Craigie

(British), (British)
England, 19th century

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