Sujet
Alice Montgomery (1850-1917), 1850. Creator: Enoch Long (American, 1823-1898).
Légende
Alice Montgomery (1850-1917), 1850. Children have always been particularly cherished subjects for photography. Portraits were made to preserve the memory of their stages of growth and, in an age when long-distance travel was rare, to share with faraway relatives. And, for a sadder reason: in 1840 an estimated one-third of children died before age five. Photography offered grieving parents the opportunity to immortalize their children?s features. This tragic genre of photographs, later called "post-mortems," often depicts the children in fine clothing, laying down with eyes shut, as if merely napping.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F69_131
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
21,2Mo (2,2Mo) / 25,8cm x 20,6cm / 3050 x 2430 (300dpi)