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Title
Untitled
1865-1867
Artists
Unknown photographer
Chandler & Lomer
Australia
active Australia 1865–70s -
About
Chandler and Lomer was a photographic firm operated by Andrew Chandler and Albert Lomer. Both photographers trained in the studio of W Davies & Co in Melbourne and opened their Sydney partnership in 1865. The company also traded as The London Photographic Studio.
A carte de visite is a stiff card of about 10 x 6.4 cm, with an attached paper photograph, invented in 1854 by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disderi. They were introduced into Australia in 1859 by William Blackwood with albums arriving in 1860, aiding the collection and distribution of multiple cartes. Cartes were usually portraits and were made by the millions worldwide. Multi-lens, or ‘multiplying’ cameras were introduced in the 1860s, which were capable of producing from 2 to 32 images in quick succession, dramatically increasing the number of cartes de visite that could be made from a single photographic plate. They were easily reproduced by making paper contact prints from the glass plates, which were then cut and pasted to card.
Details
Date
1865-1867
Materials used
carte de visite
Dimensions
9.3 x 5.9 cm image; 10.4 x 6.3 cm mount card
Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 2014
Location
Not on display
Accession number
493.2014
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
The photograph and Australia:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 21 Mar 2015–08 Jun 2015
- Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane 04 Jul 2015–11 Oct 2015