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The Rivals, by C.R. Leslie, 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 a painting depicting a group of people in historical costume in an outdoor setting. A woman appears to resist the advances of a richly dressed man standing to her left. To her right is an older man, standing with the assistance of a cane. His left hand points toward an unidentified object that lies on the ground. An inventory number can be seen on the lower left corner of the painting.
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