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Baily, Captain N.
(active 1860s)Hunting trophy

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Hunting trophy. 1860s. Albumen print mounted to board. 15,8 × 12 cm (17,3 × 20 cm). Annotated in pencil by another hand in lower left corner of the mount; with “Robert Lebeck” collection label and another albumen print, captioned in ink, affixed to the verso.

Captain N. Baily, a British photographer active in the 1860s, was a member of the Amateur Photographic Association. His work reflects the mid-19th-century fascination with still-life compositions, particularly those featuring game, fowl and fish - subjects popular among gentleman photographers, many of whom had military backgrounds and engaged in hunting as a pastime. Baily’s surviving photographs are marked by careful composition and keen attention to texture and detail.

Provenance: Robert Lebeck collection