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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Photographic portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic photograph collection
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photographic portrait series ⓘ |
| aim | to capture the soul and character of the sitter ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
dramatic lighting
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intimate framing ⓘ long exposure times ⓘ selective focus ⓘ staged compositions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Julia Margaret Cameron ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially criticized for lack of sharp focus
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later acclaimed as pioneering art photography ⓘ |
| depicts |
family members and household staff as models
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members of the Victorian intellectual elite ⓘ |
| genre | portrait photography ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Beatrice
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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
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Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ National Portrait Gallery ⓘ
surface form:
National Portrait Gallery London
Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century art photographers
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pictorialist photographers ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Isle of Wight
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| movement | Victorian photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close-up composition
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emotive expression ⓘ pictorialist aesthetics ⓘ soft-focus style ⓘ use of natural light ⓘ |
| startTime | 1860s ⓘ |
| subjectType |
allegorical subjects
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biblical subjects ⓘ literary subjects ⓘ prominent Victorian figures ⓘ |
| technique |
albumen print
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wet collodion process ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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