Title
Untitled (portrait of a man)
1852-1855
Artist
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Details
- Date
- 1852-1855
- Media category
- Photograph
- Materials used
- daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 5.9 cm sight; 10.0 x 8.5 cm case
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1989
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 230.1989
- Artist information
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John Mayall
Works in the collection
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About
Mayall claims to have taken his first daguerreotype in 1840 while lecturing in chemistry and operating a photography studio in Philadelphia. Relocating to London in 1846, Mayall managed Antoine Claudet's studio before obtaining a licence from Richard Beard to open his own. Called The American Daguerreotype Institution because of the superior size and clarity attributed to American daguerreotypes, his popular portrait studio developed into one of the most thriving businesses in London.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Masterpieces of Australian Photography, Josef Lebovic Gallery, Kensington, 24 Jun 1989–22 Jul 1989
Selected recent acquisitions, 1989, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 05 Sep 1989–17 Dec 1989
Reflections in time: 19th century portrait photography, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Oct 2005–11 Dec 2005
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Bibliography
Referenced in 2 publications
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Natasha Bullock, Reflections in time: 19th century portrait photography, Sydney, 2005. no catalogue numbers
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Josef Lebovic Gallery and Helen Ennis, Masterpieces of Australian Photography, The Ambrotype and Daguerreotype, Sydney, 1989, 26, 27(illus.). cat. no. 38E
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