[Portrait of Reverend Thomas Druitt and family], 1856 / by William Hetzer
[Portrait of Reverend Thomas Druitt and family], 1856 / by William Hetzer
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1856
Call Numbers
ML 1519
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 photographic print - visible image 26 x 36 cm, in frame 43 x 53 cm - hand-coloured calotype, salted paper
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Hand coloured calotype, salted paper photograph, possibly from collodion negative, in original wooden frame with gilt slip and with remnants of German newspaper on reverse.
This family group portrait depicts Reverend Thomas Druitt, wife Helena (wearing black sleeves and possibly a mourning broach), and five of their eleven children. Their ch...
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Portrait of Reverend Thomas Druitt and family], 1856 / by William Hetzer
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated in pencil lower left, 'W. Hetzer 1856'
Description source
Title devised by cataloguer based on contents
Object History
Former owner: Druitt family by descent
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Josef Lebovic, June 2019, Lot 195
Administrative / Biographical history
William Hetzer (active 1850-1867), professional photographer, was a German who arrived at Sydney with his wife, Thekla, in the Balmoral on 3 February 1850. He opened a studio at 15 Hunter Street in March, where he advertised calotype (salted paper) portraits and views. On 16 March 1854 the Sydney Morning Herald noted that he was the only commercial...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1519
Record Identifier
1xqGNvGY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqGNvGY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9639996
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