By Ken Jacobson & Jenny Jacobson
The inspiration for this book was a remarkable discovery made by the authors at a small country auction in 2006. One lightly regarded lot was, in fact, a distressed mahogany box crammed with long-lost daguerreotypes - early photographs that had once belonged to John Ruskin, the great 19th-century art critic, writer, artist and social reformer. Assiduously taken, purchased or commissioned by Ruskin, the many scenes of Italy, France and Switzerland include the largest collection of daguerreotypes of Venice in the world and probably the earliest surviving photographs of the Alps. This trove has, at a stroke, more than doubled the number of Ruskin daguerreotypes extant.
By Ken Jacobson
With an essay by Anthony Hamber
Étude d’Après Nature studies the relationship between 19th century photography and the art world. It is the first work to look in depth at the group of photographers who specialised in artists’ studies in the 19th century. These photographers worked during the period in which Impressionism flourished.
A Study of the Marine Photographs Published by Gustave Le Gray, 1856-1858
By Ken Jacobson
This work examines one of the most celebrated series of images in 19th century photography.
By Ken Jacobson
This book represents the most comprehensive survey to date of nineteenth and early twentieth-century photography of both North Africa and the Middle East.