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Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)

Julia Margaret Cameron1867

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Herschel, a renowned British mathematician, scientist, and innovator in photographic chemistry, was not just Cameron’s friend; she regarded him as “a Teacher and High Priest.” She wrote that when such great men posed for her, her “whole soul has endeavored to do its duty towards them in recording faithfully the greatness of the inner [being] as well as the features of the outer man.”

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  • Title: Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)
  • Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879)
  • Date Created: 1867
  • Physical Dimensions: Image: 32.8 x 25 cm (12 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
  • Type: Photograph
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.345
  • Medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative
  • Inscriptions: Written in pencil on verso: "Herschell / by Julian [sic] Margaret / Cameron [underlined]"
  • Department: Photography
  • Culture: England, 19th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann
  • Collection: Photography
  • Accession Number: 1996.345
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