A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria and Photography

$50.00 at The Getty Museum.

Anne M. LydenWith contributions by Sophie Gordon and Jennifer Green-Lewis
 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…