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Clark, Charles : Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "Rev. Charles Clark"

Paterson Brothers, Melbourne, Australia

Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) showing a photographic portrait of Reverend Charles Clark. Clark wears a suit and coat while seated on a chair and faces viewers. Clark's name is printed beneath the portrait. Black-and-white photo tipped in on white cardstock. Printed on back is information about the publisher: "Photographic Artists. Paterson Brothers, Portrait Rooms, 12 Bourke St. East, Melbourne." No date, circa 1860s-1870s. 2 1/2" x 4." CDV is very clean and intact except for slight surface wear and faint foxing on front and back and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. Charles Clark (1838-1903) was an English Baptist minister and lecturer. Clark was born in London and attended the Baptist College in Nottingham as a ministry student. He traveled to Australia in 1869 to fill a pastoral charge at Melbourne's Baptist Church. Clark resigned his pastoral charge in 1874 but remained in Australia as a secular lecturer. He achieved much success as a lecturer visiting Australia's different colonies. Clark traveled to the United States for a lecturing tour in 1876 and returned to Australia thereafter. Following his return to Australia, Clark made several trips between England and Australia. In 1903, Clark passed away in Bristol, England. This CDV was published by the Paterson Brothers which was an art decorating firm founded by brothers James, Charles, and Hugh Paterson in 1873 in Melbourne, Australia. At the time, "art decorating" was used to describe the work of interior designers. The Paterson Bros. gained prominence for their craft and expertise and worked on notable Melbourne buildings and landmarks such as the State Parliament House Library (1882), Melbourne Town Hall (1887), and the ballroom and private apartments of the Government House (1890). The carte de visite was a type of small photograph that was first patented by Andre Adolphe Eugene Disderi in 1854 but first used by Louis Dodero. CDVs typically took the form of small, thin albumen prints that were taken from collodion negatives and then mounted on thicker cardstock. Portraits were a common subject of CDVs. CDVs were most popular during the 1860s and saw a general decline beginning in the 1870s upon the advent of the cheaper tintype and larger cabinet card.. Photographic Image. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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