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JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (ENGLISH, 1815-1879)
Gareth And Lynette 1874
albumen print on original mount
signed and titled on mount recto, reads"From Life Registered Copy right Julia Margaret Cameron Fresh Water 74 - Gareth And Lynette", ink stamp mount recto reads "P.T.R.", window mounted alongside manuscript of Alfred Tennyson poem "Gareth and Lynette" and miniature albumen portrait of the author, signed verso
33.2 x 28.3cm
Sold for $1,300
Lot 16
Gareth And Lynette 1874
albumen print on original mount
signed and titled on mount recto, reads"From Life Registered Copy right Julia Margaret Cameron Fresh Water 74 - Gareth And Lynette", ink stamp mount recto reads "P.T.R.", window mounted alongside manuscript of Alfred Tennyson poem "Gareth and Lynette" and miniature albumen portrait of the author, signed verso
33.2 x 28.3cm
Estimate $1,800 - $2,800
The photograph was commissioned by Tennyson as an illustration for his anthology "Idylls Of The King". An identical copy is held in the collection of The Met Museum.
The Photographic Collection & Library of Dr Dinesh Parekh
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8158
2:00pm - 10 November 2016
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra
VIEWING
9 November 9am-8pm
10 November 10am-2pm
CONTACT
Sophie Ullin
sophie.ullin@leonardjoel.com.au
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