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Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron

1815

WA-00116751

Photography

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None documented

22

Institutional Exhibitions

21

Works in Collection

22

Assets Indexed

3

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60%

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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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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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Portrait Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Photography as Printmaking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Glamour Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.82.61
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

Why this artist matters now

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

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

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

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

Julia Jackson

1867 · Albumen print

Image: 27.7 × 22 cm (10 15/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mrs. Herbert Duckworth

Mrs. Herbert Duckworth

1867 · Albumen print

34.2 × 26.3 cm (13 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895)

Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895)

1867 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 28.4 x 22.4 cm (11 3/16 x 8 13/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)

Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)

1867 · 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.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Zoe, Maid of Athens

Zoe, Maid of Athens

1866 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

30.1 x 24.5 cm (11 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Philip Stanhope Worsley

Philip Stanhope Worsley

1866 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 30.4 x 25 cm (11 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Mount: 40.9 x 30.6 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.), irregular

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Dirty Monk)

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Dirty Monk)

1865 · Photogravure, plate 3 from the album "Lord Tennyson and his Friends" (1893)

Image: 23.2 × 19.6 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/4 in.); Album page: 45.4 × 36.6 cm (17 7/8 × 14 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1863 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Lily and the Lamb

The Lily and the Lamb

1860 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 18.3 x 26 cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portret van Robert Browning

Portret van Robert Browning

photoaquatint on paper

height: 247 cm, width: 195 cm

Portret van Charles Darwin

Portret van Charles Darwin

photoaquatint on paper

width: 194 cm, height: 220 cm

Portret van John Frederick William Herschel

Portret van John Frederick William Herschel

photoaquatint on paper

width: 181 cm, height: 246 cm

Portret van Benjamin Jowett

Portret van Benjamin Jowett

photoaquatint on paper

height: 220 cm, width: 184 cm

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Artwork sources (4)

21 published of 21 catalogued · 20 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rijksmuseum
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The Met
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Portret van Robert Browning
— · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van John Herschel
1900 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van Benjamin Jowett
— · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van John Frederick William Herschel
— · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van Charles Darwin
— · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895)
1874 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Julia Jackson Duckworth (1846-1895)
1867 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Queen of the May
1875 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sir John Herschel (1792-1871)
1867 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Lily and the Lamb
1860 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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