5 OF 21

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt

5 of 21 portraits of Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1867
15 1/8 in. x 11 in. (384 mm x 279 mm)
Purchased with help from Mrs Vera Collingwood, 1982
Primary Collection
NPG P201

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Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt (1792-1871), Mathematician and astronomer; son of William Herschel. Sitter in 21 portraits.

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Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), Pioneer photographer. Artist associated with 113 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

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Ford, Colin, Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius, 2003 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 6 February - 26 May 2003), p. 99
Piper, David, The English Face, 1992, p. 216
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 300