Lord Tennyson
Date1890
Maker
Julia Margaret Cameron
English, 1815 - 1879
Label TextCameron was good friends with Tennyson and his family and photographed them informally on several occassions. No personal relationship is evident in this formal portrait, which presents the writer as a dignified public figure.
Object number85.241.5.2
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Portrait Collaborations 19th-Century Works from the Permanent Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002Credit LineMary Arrington Small Estate Acquisition Fund
Dimensions8 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (21.9 x 16.2 cm)
MediumPhotogravure
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