A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography by Lyden, Anne

A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography

In January 1839, photography was announced to the world. Two years prior, a young Queen Victoria ascended...
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A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography by Lyden, Anne

A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography

BD$87.73

A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography

BD$87.73
Author: Anne Lyden
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

In January 1839, photography was announced to the world. Two years prior, a young Queen Victoria ascended to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland. These two events, while seemingly unrelated, marked the beginnings of a relationship that continued throughout the nineteenth century and helped construct the image of an entire age.

A Royal Passion explores the connections between photography and the monarchy through Victoria's embrace of the new medium and her portrayal through the lens. Together with Prince Albert, her beloved husband, the Queen amassed one of the earliest collections of photographs, including works by renowned photographers such as Roger Fenton, Gustave Le Gray, and Julia Margaret Cameron. Victoria was also the first British monarch to have her life recorded by the camera: images of her as wife, mother, widow, and empress proliferated around the world at a time when the British Empire spanned the globe.

The featured essays consider Victoria's role in shaping the history of photography as well as photography's role in shaping the image of the Queen. Including more than 150 color images--several rarely seen before--drawn from the Royal Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum, this volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from February 4 to June 20, 2014.

Author: Anne Lyden
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 02/04/2014
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.50lbs
Size: 11.70h x 9.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781606061558


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 100
Choice 08/01/2014

About the Author

Anne M. Lyden is associate curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Sophie Gordon is senior curator of photographs at the Royal Collection, Windsor. Jennifer Green-Lewis is associate professor of English literature at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.


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