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Marshall Wane
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Isle of Man
Before setting up his
studios in Edinburgh, Marshall Wane had a studio in Douglas, Isle of
Man. In the late 1880s. Further details of his work in the
Isle of Man, and other early Isle of Man photographers can be found on the
Isle of Man web site.
Having entered the Isle of Man web site, you will have to click on
'Manx Notebook' then 'Tourism' then 'Photographers' to find the
information on Marshall Wane and other early photographers.
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Ayr
Marshall Wane
also opened a studio in Ayr.
A brief note in the Commercial Intelligence column of
The
Practical Photographer in July 1891 [p.183] reported:
Wane, Marshall & Allan, photographers, Alloway
Place, Ayr.
Partnership dissolved June 6. Debts by Marshall Wane, who continues under
the style of Marshall Wane & Co.
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RS Webster
The journal,
The
Photogram, reported in 1895 that the young professional
prize-winning photographer, RS Webster, had
gained experience in Marshall Wane's studio working on enlargements,
platinum and carbon prints, from 1886 until he set up his own business in
1894.
See below for the addresses of Marshall Wane's
studios in Edinburgh.
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Marshall Wane's Studio
and
John Moffat's Studio
A correspondent in The Practical Photographer in
1892
referred to the studios of Marshall Wane and
John Moffat. He said:
"There will always be a hankering after
photography in colours, and to further cultivate the demand, Mr Marshall
Wane and Mr J Moffat have some very fine specimens of this art, quite
different from what has "gone before"; you can not see the brush marks.
The colours and tints are naturally studied
and near the idea as one could wish. This description of work is
only for the upper crush, the lower crush must be content to look on. |
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Visits
to
Marshall Wane's Studio
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Marshall
Wane's studio, at 82 George Street, was described
by H Baden Pritchard, in 1879, as:
“second
to none in the kingdom. … a handsome pair of rooms on the first floor which
contain magnificent examples of Wane’s art make a magnificent show and
especially for this reason: his
portraits are not only executed with taste and artistic effect but they are of
grand proportions"
[PSE]
The
large prints referred to above included some fancy dress portraits taken on
24ins x 20 ins plates.
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A
further visit was paid to Marshall Wane's studio by a group attending the
Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom, held in Edinburgh,
1892. The British Journal of Photography reported:
"The work of his Edinburgh
studio included large oil portraits, water colours,
platinum, bromide and carbon prints."
[BJP:1892 p.565].
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Marshall Wane
Price List
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This
Marshall Wane price list probably comes from the 1890s
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Cartes
de visite: from 15/- to £1
1s 0d per dozen
- Cabinet Prints: from £1 5s
0d to £2 2s 0d per dozen
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10
x 8 ins in gold frame, complete: £2
10s 0d
- 12 x 10 ins in gold frame, complete: £3
10s 0d
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15
x 12 ins in gold frame, complete: £5
5s 0d
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20
x 16 ins direct from life: £7 7s
0d
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24
x 20 ins direct from life: £8 8s
0d
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