The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 16, 2025

Julia Jackson

1867
(British, 1815–1879)
England, 19th century
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Sheet: 26.4 x 20.8 cm (10 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2015.15
Location: not on view

Description

One of the greatest portrait photographers of the Victorian period, Julia Margaret Cameron produced haunting images that transcended physical description, mirroring the inner lives of her subjects. This photograph depicts Julia Jackson, Cameron’s beloved niece, namesake, and goddaughter. At a time when most women had only two or three photographs taken of them during their lifetime, Cameron created over 50 portraits of Jackson, a renowned beauty at the time who modeled for other artists. This boldly modern close-up of 21-year-old Jackson—taken just weeks before her marriage—suggests self-reflection and doubt.
  • Private collection, probably Great Britain, purchased at Sotheby's Belgravia, 26 June 1975, lot 55
    Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc. Pension Trust, 2011, purchased at Bonham's London, November 17, 2011, Photographs, Lot 00004
  • Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 78
    Tannenbaum, Barbara. “Acquisitions 2015: Photography.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 56, no. 2 (March/April 2016): 28-29. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 28. archive.org
    Tannenbaum, Barbara. "Cheating Death: A look at the first 50 years of portrait photography.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 56, no. 5 (September/October 2016): 8-9. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 9. archive.org
    Griswold, William M. “Recent Acquisitions (2013-20) at the Cleveland Museum of Art.” Burlington Magazine 163, no. 1414 (January 2021): 93-104. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 100-101, no. 13
  • Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).
    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=Julia Jackson|url=false|author=Julia Margaret Cameron|year=1867|access-date=16 March 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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