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Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron

1815

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Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984–1985

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Julia Margaret Cameron was an English photographer who is considered one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century. She is known for her soft-focus close-ups of famous Victorians and for illustrative images depicting characters from mythology, Christianity, and literature.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (21)

Portret van John Herschel

Portret van John Herschel

width: 70 cm, height: 89 cm

Queen of the May

Queen of the May

1875 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 34.9 x 26.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895)

Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895)

1874 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 36.4 x 27.6 cm (14 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mrs. Herbert Duckworth with Florence Fisher, George Duckworth, and Herbert Fisher

Mrs. Herbert Duckworth with Florence Fisher, George Duckworth, and Herbert Fisher

1872 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 34.1 × 26 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Mount: 44.4 × 35.5 cm (17 1/2 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Study of the Beatrice Cenci

A Study of the Beatrice Cenci

1870 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 22.5 × 17.6 cm (8 7/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Mount: 38 × 28.3 cm (15 × 11 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Anne Thackeray Ritchie

Anne Thackeray Ritchie

1870 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 29.4 × 24 cm (11 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.); 50 × 43.8 cm (19 11/16 × 17 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Kiss of Peace

1869 · Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 5" (1890)

Image: 21.9 × 17.1 cm (8 5/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Paper: 38.1 × 28.1 cm (15 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mnemosyne (Marie Spartali, 1844-1927)

Mnemosyne (Marie Spartali, 1844-1927)

1868 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 29.4 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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