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H.H. Cameron

Photograph
ca. late 1890s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial Who's Who of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities. Cameron was a photographer and a founder-member of the Linked Ring, a brotherhood of photographers committed to excellence in all styles of photography which flourished between 1892 and 1909.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • H.H. Cameron (generic title)
  • Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer in three volumes, vol. III (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print
Brief description
Portrait of Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (1856-1911) Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 3, platinum print, ca. late 1890s
Physical description
Half-length portrait of Cameron in profile to the left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5cm
  • Width: 11.2cm
Credit line
Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer
Subject depicted
Summary
Hollyer was the photographer of choice for the artistic set of the late 19th century. His Portraits of Many Persons of Note fills three volumes with nearly 200 portraits and comprises a pictorial Who's Who of late Victorian and Edwardian celebrities. Cameron was a photographer and a founder-member of the Linked Ring, a brotherhood of photographers committed to excellence in all styles of photography which flourished between 1892 and 1909.
Collection
Accession number
7910-1938

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Record createdSeptember 13, 2004
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