The Minstrel Group', 1866

Made:
1866 in England
maker:
Julia Margaret Cameron
'The Minstrel Group'

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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:
overall: 358 mm x 277 mm
type:
photograph and albumen print
credit:
Sotheby's