Alfred Tennyson

'Alfred Tennyson'

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'Alfred Tennyson'
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A photographic portrait of the poet Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), taken by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) in 1866. This albumen print forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871). Tennyson was the most popular poet of the Victorian period. He was made Queen Victoria's poet laureate in 1850.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1984-5017/74
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 334 mm x 248 mm
image: 267 mm x 222 mm
type:
photograph and albumen print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford