Light and Love, 1865. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron.

Light and Love, 1865. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron.

3-044-618 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Light and Love, 1865. Portrait of Mary Hillier in costume and leaning over Percy Keown, who lies atop a bed of straw fast asleep, in a depiction of the Virgin Mary leaning over the infant Christ. Pioneering British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is considered to be one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century. She took up photography at the age of 48, after her daughter gave her a camera as a present.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Julia Margaret Cameron, attributed to: British; English: Artist, photographer, writer
Subject
  1. Percy Seymour Keown: British:
  2. Mary Ann Hillier: British: Housemaid and model

Medium
  1. Albumen photograph
  2. Albumen silver print
  3. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5353x6428
File Size : 100,808kb


Aliases

  1. 84.XM.443.25
  1. 104G2K
  1. 1200007649
  1. 3-044-618
  1. 3044618
  1. 84.XM.443.25

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