Sir Leslie Stephen

c. 1872

Julia Margaret Cameron

Associated Names
Julia Margaret Cameron

Artist, British, 1815 - 1879

The image shows a man from the waist up in a seated position with his arms crossed over his chest. He has a long, full beard and wavy medium-length hair, along with distinct facial features including a pronounced nose and deep-set eyes. He is wearing a dark, tailored jacket with a visible lapel, a light-colored dress shirt, and a bow tie. The background is a smooth, slightly blurred monochrome.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leslie Stephen, London; by descent to Jackson-Vaughan Family. (Hans P. Kraus Jr., New York); Leslie J. and Judith Schreyer, New York, 2016; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2003

  • Cox, Julian, et al. Julia Margaret Cameron: The Complete Photographs. Los Angeles, 2003: cat. no. 759.

2011

  • Sun Pictures Catalogue Twenty, Julia Margaret Cameron. Exh. cat. Hans P. Kraus Jr., Inc., New York, 2011: 44-45, no. 17.

Inscriptions

probably by H. H. Hay Cameron, lower left below image in black ink: From life Julia Margaret Cameron; lower right: The Cameron Studio 70 Mortimer St. W

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