[Woman, Ceylon]

Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79)

1875-79

Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative

Image H 25.5cm x W 21.3cm (mount, 39 x 30 cm)

The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.

XRP112 - RPS collection - V&A identifier

"The full-length portrait was her least successful genre," writes Amanda Hopkinson (156). But this woman, posing with one hand on her hip, the other spread against what looks like an apron over her sari, looks slightly away from the camera, and exudes a certain indifference which gives a curious interest to the composition.