Where can I see Isabella Grace Maude and Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens?

Isabella Grace Maude and Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens is held by Victoria and Albert Museum.

What movement is Isabella Grace Maude and Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens?

Isabella Grace Maude and Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens is associated with Impressionism.

Artwork

Isabella Grace Maude and Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens

Isabella Grace Maude and Clementina Maude, 5 Princes Gardens is a photographic photography by the Impressionist artist Clementina Hawarden. It dates from 1862 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About this work

Overview

This stereograph by Lady Hawarden captures a quiet domestic scene at 5 Princes Gardens, featuring her two eldest daughters, Isabella Grace Maude and Clementina Maude, engaged in reading and sewing.

Subject & Meaning

The photograph conveys a sense of everyday family life, yet also serves as a record of Hawarden's artistic influences and connections, evident in the displayed works by Francis Seymour Haden and Oscar Rejlander.

Technique & Style

As a stereograph, the image was designed for viewing through a stereoscope, which would have enhanced the clarity and depth of the scene, particularly the details of the artworks on the wall.

History & Provenance

Created during Hawarden's experimental period, likely influenced by Rejlander's pioneering photographic work in the 1850s, this piece reflects her unique blend of domestic documentation and artistic expression.

Context

The inclusion of Haden's etchings (based on Hawarden's photographs) and Rejlander's 'After Raphael’s Sistine Madonna' situates the image within a broader circle of artistic exchange and innovation in mid-19th-century photography.

Artist & collection

Artist

Clementina Hawarden

Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, commonly known as Lady Clementina Hawarden, was a Scottish amateur portrait photographer of the Victorian era. She produced over 800 photographs mostly of her adolescent daughters.