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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Impey Family Photograph Albums
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1993.09
- Creators:
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Impey, Eugene Clutterbuck CaptainScowen & Co.Woodbury & Page
- Dates:
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circa 1850-1889
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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304 Albumen printsapproximate count
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two personal photo albums of Captain Eugene Clutterbuck Impey containing images of his brother, Captain Henry Dixon and other unidentified photographers (some initialled in the negative) of the late 1850's and early 1860's, and British colonials. There are also images of various Indian peoples, a still life of game birds, a panoramic view supposedly of ruins after the Mutiny, and architectural images.
Arrangement
Arrangement
prints (predominantly housed in 2 photo albums) : organized in 3 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
E.C. Impey, an important figure in the early photography of India, was one of a number of British soldiers to take up that medium in the 1850's-1860's. Impey, whose grandfather, Sir Elijah Impey and his wife Mary were highly important patrons of Indian painting, was also related to 19th century photographers Sir John Herschel and Julia Margaret Cameron. Sir Elijah Impey was an extremly influencial justice at the onset of British colonization of India. Despite his presence in India for only just over eight years, he was appointed to preside in Sudder Dewannee Adawlet, the court of appeals for civil causes from the provincial council, and also acted as the chief justice of the state of Bengals. In addition, he was responsible for prepring the Code of Rules,Orders and Regulation (1781) , an important colonial cornerstone of the British contribution to the codification of Indian law.
Administration
Custodial History
Purchased from Ken and Jenny Johnson Nineteenth Century Photographs, Essex, U.K., 01/13/93. Originally received was also a salt print by photographer Frederick Fiebig, which was then transfered to Mr. Leon Jacobson (father of Ken Jacobson) of Fort Myers, Florida on 12/06/93.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Impey Family Photograph Albums, FSA.A1993.09. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A1993.09
Keywords
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Salted paper prints -- 1840-1860 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Albumen prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
India -- West Bengal -- Calcutta (Kolkata) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
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