Photographs Painted in Oil
It is interesting to see that, even at this early
stage, WT Bashford was offering 'Photographs painted in Oil'.
In fact, a report appeared in
Notes from the North in the
British Journal of Photography in February 1875, reporting WT Bashford's
views on retouching.
He recommended the use of oils.
So it appears that his professional photography
business probably started at least 3 years before the 1878 date when he
was first listed in the trade directories as a photographer.
Have any of Bashford's cartes de visite 'Painted
in Oil' survived? None of his photos in my collection have had any
colour added. |