Alexandra ('Xie') Kitchin

attributed to Lewis Carroll, 1869-06-12

Lewis Carroll was not only a writer, but also a fervent amateur photographer. His favourite subject: young girls. The way in which he posed his models was often derived from paintings by contemporaries. In Caroll's day, painting served as an inexhaustible source of models for many photographers. It lent them artistic standing, which the young medium did not yet have in the 19th century.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-F17812
  • Dimensionsheight 135 mm x width 180 mm
  • Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Alexandra ('Xie') Kitchin

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-F17812

  • Inscriptions / marks

    number: ‘27’

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: attributed to Lewis Carroll, Oxford

  • Dating

    1869-06-12

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    albuminedruk

  • Dimensions

    height 135 mm x width 180 mm

Explanatory note

  • Gemaakt in het door Carroll gehuurde atelier in Badcock's Yard, Oxford.

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Documentation

  • Roger Taylor en Edward Wakeling, Lewis Carroll Photographer. The Princeton University Library Albums, Princeton/Oxford 2002, p. 263 (nr. 1727) en afbeelding op p. 229 van idem.

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