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Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)

1867

Julia Margaret Cameron

(British, 1815–1879)
England, 19th century
albumen print from wet collodion negative
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.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann 1996.345
Location: Not on view

Description

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.”
  • Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 22, 2016-February 5, 2017).
  • {{cite web|title=Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)|url=false|author=Julia Margaret Cameron|year=1867|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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