[William Frederick Yeames]
![[William Frederick Yeames] by John and Charles Watkins](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/william-frederick-yeames-686174.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Approx. 10.2 x 6.3 cm (4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Albert Ten Eyck Gardner Collection, Gift of the Centennial Committee, 1970
Accession Number
1970.659.835
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intimate carte-de-visite portrait captures William Frederick Yeames, a prominent British painter of the Victorian era known for his historical genre scenes, such as *And When Did You Last See Your Father?* (1878). Photographed in the 1860s by the esteemed Watkins brothers—John and Charles, renowned London studio photographers who served Queen Victoria—this albumen silver print exemplifies the era's photographic boom. Measuring just 10.2 x 6.3 cm, its compact size made it ideal for personal albums, reflecting the carte-de-visite craze that swept Europe and America, turning portrait collect...
About the Artist
John and Charles Watkins · 1840–1875
**John and Charles Watkins: Pioneers of Victorian Portrait Photography** John Watkins (1823–1874) and his younger brother Octavius Charles Watkins (1836–1882) were prominent British portrait photographers whose collaborative studio captured the luminaries of Victorian Britain.) Born in Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales, John began his career around 1840, establishing a studio at 34 Parliament Street i...