Acting Grandmama', 1866

Acting Grandmama', 1866

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Photograph entitled 'Acting Grandma' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1866. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic study of Mary Emily 'May' Prinsep (1853-1931) forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871).

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Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1984-5017/49
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 275 mm x 218 mm
type:
photograph and albumen print
credit:
Sotheby's