Henry Peach Robinson

An extremely influential pioneer in the history of photography. Henry Peach Robinson was a  pictorialist photographer in the late 1800's. His significance is vast as well as incredibly fascinating. At the time he had profoundly innovative processing techniques which lead to the beginnings of the photo montage. Today he is seen as conventional yet aesthetically very significant. He worked and lived in England and used the limited technology of the time to produce important and artistically refined works of photographic art. He is one of the reasons why photography can be called an art form. 


This particular image represents a unique time and place and is a seminal image for Robinson. This picture is influenced by works from pre-Raphaelites. It is a haunting ghostly image that emotes a feeling of extreme loss and pain. The composition is very sophisticated for the time and extremely painterly.