P. H. CALDERON, R.A.

P. H. CALDERON, R.A.

Studio portrait of Philip Hermogenes Calderon

1884

Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London publisher

Appleton & Co., New York publisher

P. H. Calderon, albumen print, approx. 6½ x 8½ in., by Frank Dudman (1855-1918) for Joseph Park Mayall (1839-1922), 1883

 

F. G. Stephens, Artists at Home, photographed by J. P. Mayall and reproduced in facsimile by photoengraving on copper plates; edited, with biographical notes and descriptions, by Frederick George Stephens (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington; New York: Appleton & Co., 1884), n.p.

Calderon, Philip Hermogenes (1833-1898), British painter

July 1884

Photograph copyrighted September 24, 1883, Copyright owner of photograph, Joe Parkin Mayall, 548 Oxford Street, London. Copyright author of photograph, Frank Dudman, 27 Bloemfontein, Shepherds Bush, London (Public Records, The National Archives, Kew, COPY 1/365/276)

"Photograph of Mr P H Calderon R A & interior of his studio at Weston Lodge, 16 Grove End Rd. Seated, palette in hand."

The artist is seated with one leg crossed over the other, positioned in profile, but his face is turned towards the viewer, away from the canvas in front of him. He occupies the center of the composition. Cussioned chairs and a fireplace are behind the artist. On the mantel are miniature Night and Dawn sculptures, originally by Michelangelo Buonarrotti.

“Art in September.” The Magazine of Art 7 (September 1884): xlviii. "Mr. Mayall’s photographs—or rather, the photo-engravings on copper plates reproduced therefrom—are singularly lifeless and dull. Everybody looks as though he were sitting for his portrait; the very furniture is posing; and over all is that terrible and tremendous presence, the photographer’s light, “the light that never was on sea or land.” Mr. Calderon affronts the camera with much sternness . . . . "

Michelangelo Buonarroti, model of L'Aurora, c. 1524, marble (original in the New Sacristy, The Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy).

Michelangelo Buonarroti, model of La Notte, c. 1526, marble (original in the New Sacristy, The Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy).

The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Program.

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Stuart A. Rose Manuscripts and Rare Books Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Omeka record contributed by Anna Mahony

October 1, 2016

December 3, 2016
January 20, 2017, by LM

Photoengraving on copper

8 5/8 in. x 6 1/2 in. (22 cm x 16.4 cm)

14 1/2 in. x 10 7/8 in. (36.8 cm x 27.7 cm)

(Printed on the mount beneath the image) J P Mayall Photo | London published by Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 188 Fleet St. | Park Lane Studio London | P. H. CALDERON, R. A.

Two other versions of the photograph were copyrighted on September 14, 1883: Both Copyright owner of photograph: Joe Parkin Mayall, 548 Oxford Street, London. Copyright author of photograph: Frank Dudman, 27 Bloemfontein, Shepherds Bush, London. Description: "Photograph of Mr P H Calderon R A, & interior of his studio situate at Weston Lodge, 16 Grove End Road, S. Johns Wood. Seated on sofa" (Public Records, National Archives, Kew, COPY 1/365/274 ); and "Photograph of Mr P H Calderon R A, & interior of his studio situate at Weston Lodge, 16 Grove End Road, N.W. Seated, palette on ground" (Public Records, National Archive, Kew, COPY 1/365/275).