Charles Hay Cameron, Esq., in His Garden at Freshwater
1865–67
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
33.4 x 26.7 cm (13 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. )
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Accession Number
41.21.9
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Art Historical Context
Julia Margaret Cameron's *Charles Hay Cameron, Esq., His Garden at Freshwater*1865–67) the artist's husband in a serene, intimate portrait amid the lush greenery of their Isle of Wight home. Cameron, a pioneering Victorian photographer who began her career at age 48, transformed photography into an artistic medium with her soft-focus technique and dramatic compositions. This albumen silver print from a negative exemplifies her ability to blend portraiture with poetic atmosphere, evoking a sense of timeless nobility. Printed in warm tones typical of the albumen process—where egg whites coated ...
About the Artist
Julia Margaret Cameron · 1815–1879
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879), born Julia Margaret Pattle in Calcutta, India, emerged as one of the 19th century's most innovative photographers despite beginning her career at age 48. The daughter of East India Company official James Pattle and French aristocrat Adeline de l'Etang, she was educated in France from 1818 to 1834 alongside her six surviving sisters, renowned for their beauty and...