Sir John Herschel (1792-1871) (1867): Art, History and Details

Sir John Herschel (1792-1871) (1867) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815–1879).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.”

Object facts

• Title: Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)
• Date: 1867
• Creator attribution: Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815–1879)
• Culture: England, 19th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: albumen print from wet collodion negative
• Dimensions: 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.)
• Collection: Photography
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 1996.345

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann

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