Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of an elderly woman, her arm around the shoulders of a young girl: 'Any attempt to photograph the fleeting expression of sentiment in the human face is almost certain to fail; nevertheless, a chance shot with the camera secured for us the accompa...
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of a young woman, posed in front of a wall and carrying a large terracotta jar, balanced against her hip.
A woman of the labouring class [Cyprus]. Photographer: Thomson, John
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of a woman, posed in front of a wall and looking off to the left: 'This is a typical woman of the lower orders in Cyprus; one who to a powerful physique, well-formed features, and dark eyes, adds an expression of unflinching resolution. It was so...
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a beggar woman with her two children, the youngest held in her arms: 'The woman shown in the present picture was evidently no professional beggar. She simply presented herself at the doorway of the house where I happened to be lodging; there she waited si...