Artist: Sir John Herschel (1792 - 1871)
Nationality: British
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Media: Photography,Drawing
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Biography:
Son of astronomer and scientist, Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel followed in his father’s footsteps and entered the University of Cambridge in 1809. He was a talented chemist who discovered the action of hyposulfite of soda on silver salts in 1819, which was eventually used as a fixing agent in photography. Herschel also developed the photographic process in 1839, separately from its credited inventor, William Henry Fox Talbot. He became a founding member of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1820. He spent the 1830’s investigating astronomy on the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. He was appointed master of the Mint in 1850, but had to resign six years later due to failing health.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Julia Margaret Cameron - Sir John Herschel 1867 albumen print from w Cleveland Museum of Art British
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Julia Margaret Cameron - Sir John Herschel, The Astronomer 1867 albumen print from w The Royal Photographic Society British
J. Paul Getty Museum -
J.F.W. Herschel
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Bonneville near Geneva on Road to Chamonix
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Leaves of Orchidea
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: John Smith and after Gottfned Kneller Title: John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave Date: 17th
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William Ridley Rev Solomon Herschel 18th - 19th century
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Julia Margaret Cameron Sir John F. W. Herschel Carbon print 1867
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Watercolor on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Watercolor on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Watercolor on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Watercolor on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, goauche on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
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Untitled Costume Sketch, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , circa 1940, Pencil, gouache on board
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Henry Herschel Hay Cameron Title: Alfred, Lord Tennyson Date: 1888 Medium: photogravure Dimensions: H.9-11/16
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Costume Sketch for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, ’Quo Vadis’, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , 1951, Pencil, gouache on board
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Costume Sketch of Arena Attendant for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, ’Quo Vadis’, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , 1951, Pencil, gouache on paper
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Costume Sketch of Robert Taylor as Marcus Vinicius in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, ’Quo Vadis’, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , 1951, Watercolor on paper
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Costume Sketch of Lana Turner as Samarra in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production, ’The Prodigal’, Herschel McCoy (1915 - 1956) , 1954, Pencil, gouache and glitter on board, polyester
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Tyrolean Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Velour
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Woman’s Modified Turban, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950, Silk
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Woman’s Modified Turban, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950, Silk
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Man’s Tyrolean Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Velour
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Sketches, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , mid-20th century, Ink and watercolor on cardboard
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Firabet of Rapperswil Title: Crucifix with Three Angels and the Symbols of the Evangelists
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John Steuart Curry - John Brown 1938 Lithograph Arkansas Arts Center American
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John Singleton Copley - John Greene c. 1769 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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John Vanderlyn - John Sudam 1829-1830 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Wollaston - John Stevens c. 1749-1752 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - Mrs. John Greene 1769 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - John Gray 1766 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Frazee - John Marshall 1834-35 marble Boston Athenaeum American
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John Smibert - Mrs. John Pitts 1735 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Hoppner - John Granville 1790-95 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art English
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John Durand - John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Johnston - John Peck c. 1795 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Durand - Mrs. John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1957, Net, cotton
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1957, Net, cotton
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Giorgio Ghisi Title: Allegory of Life, or The Dream of Raphael, or Melancholy of
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Felix Buhot Title: The Cab Date: about 1883 Medium: pen and characoal heightened with
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn Title: Christ with the Sick Around Him, Receiving Little Children Date:
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Sketch Books, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , mid-20th century, Ink and watercolor on paper
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John Sartain Portrait of John A. Sutter mezzotint 1850

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (2)
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Stephen Cohen Gallery: Sheila Metzner
Metzner's career spans a remarkable range since she entered the advertising world in 1961. Her commercial work has been commissioned by Vanity Fair, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Conde Nast Traveler, and such clients as Bergdorf Goodman, Valentino, Ralp...
Gallery 24: Jan van Leeuwen
Born in 1932, van Leeuwen endured, from the ages of 8 to 12, the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Images of his classmates being taken from school and neighbors being apprehended on the street left van Leeuwen wrought with a tremendous mix of ...

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Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet -- Encyclopædia Britannica
A History of Photography, by Robert Leggat: HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William
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