The Minstrel Group', 1866
Photograph entitled 'The Minstrel Group' taken by Julia Margaret Cameron in 1866. Albumen contact print from wet collodion negative. This photographic study of Mary Ryan (1848-1914), Kate 'Kittie' Keown (1857-1922) and Elizabeth 'Topsy' Keown (born 1859) forms part of the Herschel Album, created by Cameron for her friend Sir John Herschel (1792-1871). The title of this photograph refers to a poem written in 1862 by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894).
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1984-5017/86
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 358 mm x 277 mm
- type:
- photograph and albumen print
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- Sotheby's