Ferns. Specimen of Cyanotype
Anna Atkins
1840s
Medium
cyanotype
Dimensions
overall: 26.3 x 20.8 cm (10 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R. K. Mellon Family Foundation
Accession Number
2007.15.1
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Anna Atkins · 1799–1871
Anna Atkins (née Children), born on March 16, 1799, in Tonbridge, Kent, England, grew up immersed in the world of science thanks to her father, John George Children, a prominent chemist, zoologist, and curator at the British Museum. After her mother Hester's death shortly after childbirth in 1800, Anna formed a close bond with her father, receiving an exceptional scientific education rare for wome...