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The Rent Day, by Sir D. Wilkie, R.A.
Creator
Robert HowlettBritish Photographer · 1831–1858
All works by this person →Robert Howlett was one of the first photographers to earn a successful living from this new medium. Until the 1850s virtually all photographers were amateurs who arrived at the infant art form either from the sciences or painting. Howlett associated with amateur practitioners through exhibitions of his photographs and in 1856 began to exhibit his work at the Photographic Society in London. Howlett
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- 1858
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- British
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Photograph of "The Rent Day," a painting by David Wilkie. The painting depicts a bustling interior scene where an elderly man can be seen appealing to a group of wealthier men on the left area of the image. A woman with two young children are sitting behind him, as other people engage in various activities. An inventory number is partially visible on the lower left corner of the image.
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