Tennyson and His Family at Farringford

Oscar Gustaf Rejlander (1813-1875)

Variously dated: c. 1857 (Watts 40), 1863 (Thorn 527)

"From a daguerreotype" (caption)

Source: Watts, p. 40

Taken in the glade at their Isle of Wight home, the photograph shows Alfred Lord Tennyson with his wife Emily holding his arm and looking up fondly at him. [Commentary continues below.]

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