Tag: women by the window, women at the window

The visit by Lady Hawarden

Lady Hawarden (1822-1865) ~ Study from Life / Photographic Study ca. 1864. Albumen print from glass negative (detail)
Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) ~ Study from Life or Photographic Study ca. 1864. Albumen print from glass negative | src V&A Museum
Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) ~ Study from Life or Photographic Study ca. 1864. Albumen print from wet collodion on glass negative | src V&A Museum

‘In this photograph as in Ph 380-1947 (image below) her two eldest daughters of Lady Hawarden reaffirm their bond with each other and with their mother. Isabella Grace, in an evening dress, her hair elaborately arranged, with her back to the camera perhaps in order to show the intricacies of her dress and hair to full advantage, stands at the French window to the terrace. Clementina, poised like a mirror before her sister, her expression perhaps reflecting that on Isabella Grace’s face, incongruously wears a riding habit and appears dishevelled. Their rapport is visually strengthened by the lines of the window, which direct our eyes to their arms, gracefully linked.’

Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) :: Untitled (Isabella Grace and Clementina), 1864. Albumen print. | src V&A Museum
Clementina Hawarden ~ Der Besuch (The visit) | src Zeno.org

Kate Elizabeth Fowler :: from ‘My Secret South’ series / src of image: livejournal

This is a collection of images gathered throughout years of exploration in my home state, Virginia. […] For me, these images provide a memory of the beautiful mystery contained in Virginia’s soft hills; a memory of the people who tended the land and loved their homes.

src of text: Kate Elizabeth Fowler

Harris & Ewing :: “Cleveland, Esther, Miss. Group.”
Washington DC, ca. 1918

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This appears to be a formal pre-wedding portrait of the woman on the
left, Marion Cleveland, and her younger sister Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, the only presidential child born in the White House. Marion’s wearing a
wedding dress without a veil, which is common for this kind of portrait
at this time period. Marion Cleveland was married on November 28, 1917. Had the photo been
taken after her marriage, she would have been Mrs. William Dell. Before
her marriage, however, she would have been referred to simply as “Miss
Cleveland”, which may explain the caption: Miss Cleveland and Esther
Cleveland. / src and hi-res: Shorpy