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Artist unknown — Untitled (Her eyes are Homes of Silent Prayer)
Artist unknown

Untitled (Her eyes are Homes of Silent Prayer)

1849

Part of a mid-19th century album, this poetically titled work exemplifies the Victorian era's romantic sensibility applied to the then-revolutionary medium of photography.

Medium
Albumen print, from the "Untitled Album"

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