Sir John Herschel by Julia Margaret Cameron — Julia Margaret Cameron. Sir John Herschel, April 1867. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Sir John Herschel

by Julia Margaret Cameron

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Artist: Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon)
Date: April 1867
Medium: Carbon print
Type: Photograph
Classification: Photographs
Department: Photographs
Credit line: Robert O. Dougan Collection, Gift of Warner Communications Inc., 1981
Accession no.: 1981.1229.18

Provenance

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