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Lewis Carroll
Fair Rosamond
1863
Albumen print
8 3/4 x 7 in (22.2 x 17.7 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Oct 15, 2007, #2124, Lot 40)
LL/23150
From the collection of the photographer to Annie Rogers, descended to members of Rogers's family; to an American gentleman.
This print was featured in the Carroll exhibition, curated by Douglas Nickel, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and was reproduced in the accompanying book, "Dreaming in Pictures," pl. 33.
Lewis Carroll, Photographer, pl. 182.
A discussion of the image appears in "Lewis Carroll Diaries," vol., 4, p. 217.
A lyrical depiction of Annie Rogers (who appears as Queen Eleanor) and Mary Jackson (as Fair Rosamond) by the master mathematician-cum-photographic genius Lewis Carroll.
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