Ariadne, 1857, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Mount: 16 1/16 in. × 13 1/16 in. (40.8 × 33.2 cm), Photographs, Oscar Gustav Rejlander (British, born Sweden, 1813–1875), Working in a place—Victorian England—where any photographic nude was considered offensive because the process implied not only the 'nastiness' of the artist and vendor, but also 'the degradation of the person who serves as model on the occasion,' Rejlander sought to ally his work with that of noted painters
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Ariadne, 1857, Albumen silver print, glass negative, Mount, 16 1/16, 13, 40.8, 33.2 cm, Photographs, Oscar Gustav Rejlander, British, born Sweden, 1813–1875, Working, place—Victorian England— any, photographic, nude, considered offensive, process implied, nastiness, artist, vendor, degradation, person, serves, model, occasion, Rejlander, ally, work, noted painters
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