
Julia Jackson
A striking portrait photograph by pioneering Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, capturing the luminous beauty of her niece Julia Jackson, who would later become the mother of Virginia Woolf. Cameron's signature soft-focus technique lends the image a painterly, ethereal quality, emphasizing her subject's contemplative expression and classical features. The mounted print bears handwritten annotations and a Colnaghi blindstamp, reflecting the formal authentication and commercial distribution practices of fine art photography in the nineteenth century.
- Medium
- Annotated 'From Life', 'Registered Photograph', 'Copyright Julia Margaret Cameron' in an unidentified hand in ink and 'Colnaghi' blindstamp on the mount.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only
December 22, 2014
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