The beauty in the Victorian era awaits the observer. A young womanwho cares for her sister with one hand and carries a
bouquet of roses in the other. Serenity and restraint are
gazing out at us, the captivated viewer, in this beautiful
daguerreotype. The girls' mother shot the photo, and chose to shoot
outside in a natural setting. Most daguerreotypes of the era were shot
inside in a studio. The composition of older sister sitting and large
rosebush behind her is perpendicular to the lines of the sleeping
sister and the landscape and the flower bed. This is a beautiful
piece of art, not just a family photo. I love her choice of subject.
Many women of the time, including Julia Cameron, were shooting
large buildings and in studio portraits, this daguerreotype is a
revolution in photo as art.
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