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TennysonYou are in: Lincolnshire > History > Local History > Tennyson > Tennyson - The Media Age  Photograph Tennyson 1857 Tennyson - The Media AgeTennyson was born into the world of the portrait as the only means of recording a person's likeness, until the invention of the camera changed this forever. Tennyson's life in picturesAlfred, Lord Tennyson was born in 1809 and died in 1892. He was born into a horse-drawn world, and by the end of his life steam trains were the normal way of getting about. At the beginning, to preserve someone's likeness, a portrait had to be painted – by the end just about everybody, rich or poor, had their photograph taken.  The changing face of the portrait There's little doubt that Tennyson was very image conscious, even if 'The Dirty Monk' image is what we would call scruffy today (in fact it was then). But it's carefully tended – he's a poet, and this is how he felt a poet should look. He was a tall man, with an imposing presence, and there’s no question about it: he’s got style, even in his old age. last updated: 03/08/2009 at 14:23 SEE ALSOYou are in: Lincolnshire > History > Local History > Tennyson > Tennyson - The Media Age |
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