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Young man and woman leaning on a picket fence
Albumen silver print, 34.6 x 28.3 cm, by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1873–74
J. Paul Getty Museum
 

Two figures draw together at a wooden fence, their nearness marking the point where their separate worlds meet and join. His steady profile and her searching gaze create a subdued exchange across the rails, holding them in a moment suspended between distance and intimacy.