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Mr Lane in Indian Dress 
1843-1847 
  
Calotype 
18.5 x 13.2 cm 
  
Victoria and Albert Museum 
Museum number: 3127-1955 
  
 
LL/36292 
  
It is not known whether the Mr Lane shown is the Edinburgh actor of this name or the explorer Edward William Lane (1801-1876). His Indian costume might by explained by either identity: the explorer may have collected such clothes on his travels or the actor may have been dressed for a theatrical role. Mr Lane is posed in the open air since interiors were not light enough for a negative to be quickly produced in the 1840s. The setting of the portrait, however, does not acknowledge the open-air location and is arranged to look like an interior scene. 
 
 
  
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