Historical Portrait
[Two unidentified women being photographed]
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Archive record
1 photographic print : cyanotype. | Photograph showing two women in profile, posing for a portrait. Includes the photographer and camera, an assistant holding a white tablecloth to reflect light, and a mirror revealing more of the people in the room.
About this photograph
This cyanotype print shows two women in profile posing for a portrait. The image captures the mechanics of photography itself: the photographer and camera are visible, along with an assistant holding a white tablecloth to reflect light onto the subjects. A mirror in the scene reveals additional people present in the room.
The photograph is attributed to Frances Benjamin Johnston and dated to 1890. The identities of the two women being photographed, the photographer visible in the frame, and the assistant are not recorded.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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