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Description: | Photograph entitled �Rejlander Introduces Rejlander the Volunteer�, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander, c. 1871. In this humorous composite print Rejlander combines two photographs of himself. Dressed as an artist Rejlander is painting himself, dressed as a volunteer soldier. A trained artist, Rejlander learnt photography as an aid to painting, latter developing a technique of combining negatives to produce a single print. Rejlander joined the 1st Wolverhampton Volunteer Company in 1860. An excellent shot, he won prizes for his marksmanship. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | albumen print photograph | Temporal: | c. 1871 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Rejlander, Oscar Gustav (1813-1875) | Identifier: | 2003-5001/2/20193 | Go to resource |
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