Herr Joachim
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
29.5 x 24.3 cm (11 5/8 x 9 9/16 in. )
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Accession Number
41.21.27
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Art Historical Context
Julia Margaret Cameron's *Herr Joachim* (1868) is a portrait of the renowned Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim, a virtuoso whose performances enthralled 19th-century Europe.ured during Cameron's prolific early career, this albumen silver print from a negative exemplifies her signature soft-focus style, which blurred the lines between photography and painting. At 29.5 x 24.3 cm, the intimate scale draws viewers into Joachim's thoughtful gaze and the graceful curve of his violin, ev a sense of quiet intensity and musical genius. Cameron, a self-taught photographer who began her practice at age...
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...