La Madonna Aspettante

Julia Margaret Cameron

negative 1865; print 1870

Albumen silver print

J. Paul Getty Museum

A woman gazes down at a young child cradled in her arms. The image is a sepia-toned albumen silver print with an arched top. Portrit of Freddy Gould and Mary Hillier in costume and posing as the Virgin Mary and Christ. Mary Hillier holds the child and rests her chin on his head as she wraps her arms around him. Cox, Julian, and Colin Ford. Julia Margaret Cameron: The Complete Photographs. Joanne Lukitsh and Philippa Wright, contributors. (Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003), p. 143., cat. 50.