Photographic portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron

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"Photographic portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron" is a renowned collection of 19th-century artistic photographs celebrated for their soft-focus, emotive depictions of prominent Victorian figures and literary, biblical, and allegorical subjects.

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instanceOf artistic photograph collection
photographic portrait series
aim to capture the soul and character of the sitter
artisticApproach dramatic lighting
intimate framing
long exposure times
selective focus
staged compositions
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Julia Margaret Cameron
criticalReception initially criticized for lack of sharp focus
later acclaimed as pioneering art photography
depicts family members and household staff as models
members of the Victorian intellectual elite
genre portrait photography
hasNotableWork Beatrice
Portrait of Alfred Tennyson
Portrait of Charles Darwin
Portrait of Ellen Terry
John Herschel
surface form: Portrait of Sir John Herschel

The Angel at the Sepulchre
The Kiss of Peace
The Madonna Penserosa
The Mountain Nymph Sweet Liberty
The Passing of Arthur
historicalContext Victorian era
inCollectionOf J. Paul Getty Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Portrait Gallery
surface form: National Portrait Gallery London

Victoria and Albert Museum
influenced 20th-century art photographers
pictorialist photographers
mainLocation Isle of Wight
London, England
surface form: London
movement Victorian photography
notableFor close-up composition
emotive expression
pictorialist aesthetics
soft-focus style
use of natural light
startTime 1860s
subjectType allegorical subjects
biblical subjects
literary subjects
prominent Victorian figures
technique albumen print
wet collodion process
timePeriod 19th century

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