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Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813-75)
Study of the Head of John the Baptist in a Charger c. 1855
Albumen print | 15.7 x 20.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2906274
Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813-75)
Study of the Head of John the Baptist in a Charger c. 1855
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Photograph of a man's head within a dish or charger with drapery on either side. This photograph was intended by Rejlander as part of a composition, which he never completed, although a study for Salome was made at about the same period. In February 1869 Queen Victoria bought twenty-two of Rejlander's prints, including St John the Baptist's Head.
Provenance
From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
15.7 x 20.3 cm (image)
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