Lot Essay
Herschel's life-long friendship with Cameron began in 1834 in South Africa, where he had travelled to survey the skies of the southern hemisphere.
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel, April 1867
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JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815-1879)
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, April 1867
albumen print
signed, dated and annotated 'From life registered photograph taken at his own residence Collingwood' and 'genuine photograph' by photographer, signed by Herschel in pencil/ink, embossed 'Colnaghi' stamp on original mount; initialled and annotated 'genuine autograph' on reverse of mount
13 x 10in. (33.1 x 25.4cm.)
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, April 1867
albumen print
signed, dated and annotated 'From life registered photograph taken at his own residence Collingwood' and 'genuine photograph' by photographer, signed by Herschel in pencil/ink, embossed 'Colnaghi' stamp on original mount; initialled and annotated 'genuine autograph' on reverse of mount
13 x 10in. (33.1 x 25.4cm.)
Literature
The Herschel Album, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1975, cover; Cox & Ford, Julia Margaret Cameron: The Complete Photographs, Thames & Hudson, 2003, p.325, no.674 & back cover.
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