Henry Taylor - Philip van Artevelde', 1864
Photograph entitled 'Henry Taylor - Philip van Artevelde' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1864. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic portrait of the author Henry Taylor (1800-1886) forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871). Henry Taylor was a prolific author. His best known works were four verse plays, including the drama 'Philip van Artevelde', based on the Elizabethan model.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1984-5017/7
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 270 mm x 209 mm
- type:
- photograph and albumen print
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- Sotheby's