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Julia Margaret Cameron — Lord Tennyson
Julia Margaret Cameron

Lord Tennyson

1867

Captured with Cameron's signature soft focus and dramatic lighting, the Poet Laureate's weathered features and flowing hair create an almost mythical presence in this photogravure reproduction.

Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 5" (1890)

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Julia Margaret Cameron, Lord Tennyson, 1867

Captured with Cameron's signature soft focus and dramatic lighting, the Poet Laureate's weathered features and flowing hair create an almost mythical presence in this photogravure reproduction.

Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 5" (1890)
Year
1867
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Victorian, Monochrome, Photography, Photographic Print, Literary, Portrait, Photogravure, British, Figurative, Romantic

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art