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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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.

Sir John Herschel