Thomas Rodger (1833-83)
The Daft Fiddler c.1858
Salted paper print | 17.6 x 13.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2906251
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Photograph of a full length portrait of two men, depicting a comedic scene. On the left is a man seated on the rung of a ladder mimicking the playing of a fiddle using a bellows as the fiddle and a broomstick as the bow. On the right sits a man, right side profile, wearing a checked suit and playing a real fiddle. In the background hang two saws and a hat from the door frame of a building.
Provenance
From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
17.6 x 13.7 cm (image)
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