Sir John Herschel
PhotographerJulia Margaret Cameron
CountryEngland
MediumPhotogravure: Engraving
PortfolioSun Artists | Original Series 1889-91
AtelierWalter L. Colls (London)
Year1890
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Astronomy, Men of Mark, Old Age: Men, Portrait: Men, Supports
Dimensions
Image Dimensions: 21.4 x 16.1 cm cream-colored plate paper from: Sun Artists No. 5, 1890
Support Dimensions: 38.0 x 28.4 cm full-plate shown
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A Wedding gift to treasure: Julia Margaret Cameron's portrait of John Herschel
Subject is Sir John Frederick William Herschel: 1792-1871: English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer, who also did valuable botanical work.
print notes recto: engraved centered within plate margins below image: SIR JOHN HERSCHEL.