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Jane Morris, posed by Rossetti
Parsons, John R. - Enlarge image
Jane Morris, posed by Rossetti
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
London, England (photographed)
- Date:
1865 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Parsons, John R. (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print from wet collodion-on-glass negative
- Museum number:
1748-1939
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case X, shelf 610, box A
Place of Origin
London, England (photographed)
Date
1865 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Parsons, John R. (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Albumen print from wet collodion-on-glass negative
Dimensions
Height: 162 mm photograph, Width: 147 mm photograph, Height: 335 mm album closed, Width: 260 mm album closed, Depth: 55 mm album closed
Object history note
Dr Robert Steele presented to the V&A (in 1939) the album bound in Morris fabric and containing the original 19th century albumen prints, then (in 1942) the modern prints made from the original negatives, which then belonged to the granddaughter of William Michael Rossetti.
Descriptive line
19thC; Anon, Mrs William Morris posed by Rossetti, 1865
Exhibition History
Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present (CaixaForum, Barcelona 22/02/2013-19/05/2013)
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900 (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 18/02/2012-17/07/2012)
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900 (Musée d'Orsay 13/09/2011-15/01/2012)
The Cult of Beauty: The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1900 (Victoria and Albert Museum 02/04/2011-17/07/2011)
Subjects depicted
Morris, Jane
Categories
Photographs
Collection code
PDP
