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Julia Margaret Cameron — Mrs. Herbert Duckworth with Gerald Duckworth
Julia Margaret Cameron

Mrs. Herbert Duckworth with Gerald Duckworth

1872

Depicting Virginia Woolf's mother with her young son, this tender maternal portrait reveals Cameron's mastery of natural lighting and her gift for capturing fleeting domestic moments.

Medium
Albumen print

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Julia Margaret Cameron, Mrs. Herbert Duckworth with Gerald Duckworth, 1872

Depicting Virginia Woolf's mother with her young son, this tender maternal portrait reveals Cameron's mastery of natural lighting and her gift for capturing fleeting domestic moments.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1872
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Victorian, Vintage, Family, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Mother and Child, Figure, Documentary, Photograph, Tender, Soft Focus, Group Portrait, Portrait, British

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art