There are lots of conspiracy theories and myths in all areas of life, including fashion, hygiene, relationships, etc. It can be hard to tell what the reality was for earlier periods, but the 19th century is open to our eyes due to the invention of photography. On the photos below, you’ll see the fashion trends and typical appearance of the mid-19th-century men and women in Britain. We think that the most interesting thing about these photos are pretty and elegant female hairstyles. But it’s up to you what details of their appearance to notice and appreciate.
Exhibition dates: 7th October 2017 – 7th January 2018 Clarence H. White (American, 1871-1925) The Bubble 1898, printed 1905 Platinum print 24.2 x 19.3cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.) Alfr…
Jane Morris (ne Jane Burden 19 October 1839 26 January 1914) was an English artists' model who embodied the PreRaphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to William Morris (18341896), the English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist, whom she later mar
Fanny Cornforth has one of the most recognizable faces of Pre-Raphaelite art, yet after dying at an asylum in obscurity, she rests in an unmarked grave.
Gertrude Käsebier
"In photography, like in all things, there are people who can see and others who cannot even look." - Felix Nadar
CDV copy of an 1840s daguerreotype portrait
There is a particular recurring detail of Rossetti’s images of women which once seen, for some reason, cannot be unseen: the emphasis on hands. In his later work Rossetti frequently elongates…
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Discover a fascinating life account of English Pre-Raphaelite art model Fanny Cornforth, whose questionable reputation and voluptuous titan-haired beauty remain forever emboldened on an artist’s canvas.
