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Julia Margaret Cameron — Déjatch Álámáyou, King Theodore's Son and Déjatch Álámáyou & Báshá Félika, King Theodore's Son & Captain Speedy
Julia Margaret Cameron

Déjatch Álámáyou, King Theodore's Son and Déjatch Álámáyou & Báshá Félika, King Theodore's Son & Captain Speedy

Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs of 'Déjatch Álámáyou' are albumen prints signed and dated on the mount with facsimile titles and Colnaghi blindstamps. These historical portraits represent Cameron's pioneering work in portraiture photography.

Medium
The first signed, dated and inscribed in ink and with facsimile title and 'Colnaghi' blindstamp on the mount; the second annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse of the mount.

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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

October 3, 2017

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Julia Margaret Cameron, Déjatch Álámáyou, King Theodore's Son and Déjatch Álámáyou & Báshá Félika, King Theodore's Son & Captain Speedy

Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs of 'Déjatch Álámáyou' are albumen prints signed and dated on the mount with facsimile titles and Colnaghi blindstamps. These historical portraits represent Cameron's pioneering work in portraiture photography.

Medium
The first signed, dated and inscribed in ink and with facsimile title and 'Colnaghi' blindstamp on the mount; the second annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Victorian, Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, photographic portraiture, Historical, Portrait, British

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art