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The image shows a garden with a group of people in vintage attire socializing outdoors. They are located centrally and to the right of the oval-framed composition, set against a grassy lawn. The horizon is low, with trees in the background adding depth. A wicker chair is on the grass, and there is a classical garden urn on the far right. The people are dressed in formal Victorian attire, and the color palette is monochromatic.
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The image shows a garden with a group of people in vintage attire socializing outdoors. They are located centrally and to the right of the oval-framed composition, set against a grassy lawn. The horizon is low, with trees in the background adding depth. A wicker chair is on the grass, and there is a classical garden urn on the far right. The people are dressed in formal Victorian attire, and the color palette is monochromatic.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

"Essay with a Revolving Camera"

British 19th Century

Date
1860s
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 15.5 × 27.2 cm (6 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.) mount: 25.3 × 36.7 cm (9 15/16 × 14 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2018.23.28
Credit line
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • albumen silver print
  • Dog
  • Panorama
  • Camera
  • Garden
  • Women
  • Men
  • landscape
Provenance

Harry Lunn, Paris; Augusta Edwards, London; (Ken Jacobson, New York or London); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2018.

Inscription

by artist, top right in graphite: 631 / [line] 19; across bottom: Essay with a revolving Camera: / It will be known that the same people [underlined] appear in three groups; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: "Essay with a revolving camera", / Amat. Photo. Ass'n of G.B. 1860's

NGA object ID 212326. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.