Jane Morris standing against black backdrop

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Parsons

1865 June

Physical Description

Medium: photography
Technique: collodion print
Dimensions: 20.8 x 15 cm

Production Description

Production Date: 1865 June
Exhibition History: R.A., 1973; Pre-Raphaelite Photography, A British Council Exhibition (1983)

Provenance

Current Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Catalog Number: 1742.1939

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

Mrs. Morris standing facing right, outdoors against a black backdrop in front of a white cloth. The image is particularly startling because it contains two ghostly framing areas around Mrs. Morris, as we see in several other prints from this picture series (notably Jane Morris standing, in marquee). These effects were generated subsequent to the shoot. They are due to the deterioration of the wet collodion negatives during handling.

Bibliography

  • Bartram, Pre-Raphaelite Photography , 38-40.
  • Bartram, The Pre-Raphaelite Camera , Chapters 5-6.
Jane Morris standing against black backdrop
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