Lady Clementina Hawarden was a famous English portrait photographer from the Victorian era. She began her photography career in 1857 and photographed her daughters as models. She created a body of work notable both for its technical brilliance and its original portrayal of nascent womanhood.
Lady Hawarden participated in the Photographic Society exhibitions of 1863 and 1864. Except for a few rare examples, her photographs remained in her family until 1939, when more than eight hundred images were donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum. They have only recently been the subject of research, publication, and exhibition.
