Collection of cartes de visite studio portraits from Australia
Object No. 2005/49/1
Cartes-de-visite were small visiting card portraits introduced by a Parisian photographer, Andre Disderi, in the mid 1800s. Given their name, they were rarely used as visiting cards, rather, they were bought, collected and distributed to friends and relatives. They became popular in England after portraits were taken of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and this started the boom in collecting pictures of famous personages. The trend was as popular in Australia and portraits of people such as Archbishop Vaughan of Sydney and Bishop Barker, second Bishop of Sydney were in circulation. Other subjects of cards were actresses, such as Kate Santley, and political figures. This trend saw a growth in the number of photographic studios across the country and many houses would have albums full of images of family, friends and celebrated persons.
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Summary
Object Statement
Photographs (10), Carte de visite, studio portrait of various sitters, paper / cardboard, various studios and photographers, Australia, 1875-1900
Physical Description
Cartes de visite (10), various subjects, paper / cardboard, various photographic studios, Australia / England, 1875-1900 Sepia photograph mounted on thick cardboard showing Archcardinal Vaughan seated in a studio, J Hurbert Newman, Sydney. Sepia photograph mounted on thick cardboard showing Judge Deffel seated in a studio, Freeman & Co, Sydney. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard showing the Bishop of Goulburn seated reading a book, Oswald Allen, Sydney. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard showing Miss Kate Santley posed in a studio, The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, London. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard showing Bishop Barker, J H Newman, Sydney. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard of unidentified woman standing in a studio, Perry, Melbourne. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard of unidentified woman seated in a studio, A K Thomson, Bathurst, New South Wales. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard of an unidentified man seated in a studio, A K Thomson, Bathurst, New South Wales. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard of an unidentified man, Perry, Melbourne. Sepia photograph mounted on cardboard of an unidentified man.
PRODUCTION
Notes
There are various makers printed on the back of some of these cards, most from Sydney and one from London.
HISTORY
Notes
Presented to the RAHS by Miss D Wentworth, 7 November 1929.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 1981
Acquisition Date
8 February 2005
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