"For I'm to be Queen of the May, Mother, I'm to be Queen of the May"
May 1, 1875
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 35.2 × 27.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-821045
Portrait of Emily Peacock in costume and posing as the protagonist from the accompanying Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem titled "The May Queen". She holds a crown of flowers up to her chest and looks past the camera with her head slightly tilted to one side. Her long hair, covered by a brimmed hat, hangs down over her shoulders.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- May 1, 1875 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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