Lord Tennyson

1890

English, 1815 - 1879

Cameron 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.

Photogravure

8 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (21.9 x 16.2 cm)

Mary Arrington Small Estate Acquisition Fund

85.241.5.2

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Portrait Collaborations 19th-Century Works from the Permanent Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002

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