A photographic portrait entitled 'James Spedding', taken by Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) in 1864. This albumen print forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871). James Spedding' (1808-1881) was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, with Alfred Tennyson and was his lifelong friend.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1984-5017/10
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 285 mm x 210 mm
- type:
- photograph and albumen print
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- Sotheby's
