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W[illia]m [Michael] Rossetti
Cameron, Julia Margaret, born 1815 - died 1879 - Enlarge image
W[illia]m [Michael] Rossetti
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
London, England
- Date:
1865
- Artist/Maker:
Cameron, Julia Margaret, born 1815 - died 1879 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative
- Credit Line:
Purchased from the photographer, 1865.
- Museum number:
44:956
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case X, shelf 311, box F
Physical description
Albumen print. Head and shoulders portrait of the art crtic William Michael Rossetti wearing a black cap and cloak sitting against a black background. On the right edge of the composition, a hand can be seen holding an umbrella which Cameron used to minimise light levels in her photographs.
Place of Origin
London, England
Date
1865
Artist/maker
Cameron, Julia Margaret, born 1815 - died 1879 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative
Marks and inscriptions
'44.956'
'x.311 Photographs by mrs. Julia Margaret Cameron, c. 1864-75./ William Michael Rossetti./44956'
Dimensions
Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.4 cm image, Height: 29.8 cm, Width: 24.2 cm mount
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Julian Cox and Colin Ford etal, Julia Margaret Cameron, The Complete Photographs, Thames and Hudson, 2003, cat. no 751.
Production Note
Title and date inscribed on another print from same negative in the Overstone Album held by the J.Paul Getty Museum.
Subjects depicted
Rossetti, William Michael
Collection code
PDP
