Julia Margaret Cameron, The Little Novice and the Queen Guinevere in the Holy House at Almesbury
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Julia Margaret Cameron

The Little Novice and the Queen Guinevere in the Holy House at Almesbury

1874

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
34.1 × 27.9 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-781996

Portrait of Alice Keown and Mrs. Hardinge in costume and posing as the novice and Queen Guinevere from the accompanying Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem titled "Guinevere". The novice wears a light-colored habit and sits facing Guinevere with her hands folded together in her lap. Guinevere sits in profile with her eyes turned down. Her long hair hangs over her shoulders and peeks out from under the dark veil that covers her head.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1874 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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