Partridges (recto); Campbell's Tomb (verso), c. 1861. Captain N. Baily (British), John Hamilton Craigie (British). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: x cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.); matted: x cm (18 x 14 in.). N. Baily carefully arranged a simple composition of two partridges hanging by a thin rope against aplain wood wall. Like many photographers in the 1850s and 60s, he was interested in displayingthe camera’s ability to record in detail the variety of shapes and textures present in the still is known of Baily, a British amateur photographer. H

Partridges (recto); Campbell's Tomb (verso), c. 1861. Captain N. Baily (British), John Hamilton Craigie (British). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: x cm (9 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.); matted: x cm (18 x 14 in.). N. Baily carefully arranged a simple composition of two partridges hanging by a thin rope against aplain wood wall. Like many photographers in the 1850s and 60s, he was interested in displayingthe camera’s ability to record in detail the variety of shapes and textures present in the still is known of Baily, a British amateur photographer. He was a member of the AmateurPhotographic Association and participated in several of their album exchanges. Still lifesincorporating game, fowl, and fish were popular among amateur photographers during this members of the Amateur Photographic Association were gentlemen that formerly belongedto the British armed forces and would have participated in hunting as a pastime.

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