Feb 4, 2014 · This exhibition explores the relationship between the new art and the young queen, whose passion for collecting photographs began in the 1840s and whose photographic image …

[Painted portrait of Queen Victoria by Winterhalter] (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); 1858–1869; Unknown maker; Albumen silver print; Image: 19.7 × 12.1 cm (7 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.); …

[Portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert] (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); March 1, 1861; John Jabez Edwin Mayall (English, 1813 - 1901); Albumen silver print; Image: 8.7 × 5.7 …

Jan 23, 2024 · They were especially known for their portraits of aristocracy and royalty, photographing dignitaries from Queen Victoria to the Sultan of Turkey to Napoleon III. The …

Feb 21, 2024 · Queen Victoria also commissioned him to photograph her, and she subsequently collected some of his Spanish views. The Société Française de Photographie in Paris …

Mar 6, 2015 · The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum comprises Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity; European art from the Middle Ages to the early …

Nov 19, 2013 · Exhibition displays rare daguerreotypes, private portraits of the royal family, and a selection of prints by early masters

Feb 21, 2024 · In 1879 Thomson was elected to the Royal Photographic Society; two years later he became Queen Victoria's Official Photographer. He was appointed professor of …

[Queen Victoria] & Leopold, Louise, Princess Royal Alice & Hesse. (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); about 1862; John Jabez Edwin Mayall (English, 1813 - 1901); Albumen silver

These life-sized photographs record likenesses that have been filtered through multiple reproductions of the original sitter. The source material for Queen Victoria's likeness is taken …

The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum comprises Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity; European art from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century; …

The Photo Archive's two million photographs provide supplementary and original pictorial research for the study of fine arts from antiquity to the modern period. The archive's strength …

[Queen Victoria Statue, Kensington Gardens] (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); about 1893–1899; Unknown maker, French; Gelatin silver print; Image: 11 × 8 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/8 in.); …

Often referred to as the “father of art photography,” Oscar G. Rejlander has been praised for his early experiments with combination printing, his collaboration with Charles Darwin, and his …

The earliest photo manual in Chinese did not appear until 1873 in Beijing, but the practice of photography had proliferated earlier in southern port cities, where Chinese artists learned the …