The Gardener's Daughter (portrait of Mary Ryan)
Artist
Julia Margaret Cameron
(English, 1815-1879)
CultureEnglish
Date1865
MediumAlbumen print from a glass negative
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (8.9 × 9.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (21.6 × 17.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 12 in. (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (21.6 × 17.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 12 in. (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank
Object number2018.7.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis photograph is an albumen print that depicts a woman in a garden, likely inspired by Tennyson's poem by the same name.Label TextJulia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879 The Gardener's Daughter (portrait of Mary Ryan), 1865 Albumen print (photograph) from a glass negative This work is based on the Alfred Tennyson poem “The Gardener’s Daughter.” The poem describes a young man who is awestruck when he sees a beautiful woman in a garden. The woman is unaware of being observed while the man falls in love. When Julia Margaret Cameron took up photography in 1863, the leaders of the male-dominated British photographic societies looked down on her. She produced theatrical pictures that gave her sitters a bold, penetrating presence and evoke moody, dream-like fantasy. Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2018.7.1Exhibition History"5 Years of Photography: Building the Chrysler Collection," Photography & Focus Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 26 - November 10, 2019.
