Untitled (top, group photograph labeled D.G.S., 1860; bottom, interior of Hereford Cathedral; verso: top, Balliol College, 1867 with several people at door; bottom, Wantage Vicarage, Berkshire with several figures in foreground) 1864 - 1871

Curator: This page, attributed to Iorwerth Grey Lloyd, presents a fascinating juxtaposition of images—a group photograph dated 1860 above a view of Hereford Cathedral. Editor: It’s striking how the sepia tones create a sense of solemnity across both images, despite their very different subjects. The cathedral feels particularly imposing. Curator: The choice to pair the group portrait, likely a school or society gathering, with the cathedral interior is interesting. What can we infer about the cultural values being visually promoted at the time? Editor: I think it highlights the establishment – education and religion, cornerstones of Victorian society, both deeply embedded in the lives of the British upper classes. Curator: Precisely. It’s a curated narrative of institutional power, visually articulated. Seeing these images together opens a window into the values and ideologies of that era. Editor: Absolutely. It's a compact representation of the powers that shaped the subjects in that group portrait.