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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Countess Somers
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Countess Somers

Artist Oscar Gustave Rejlander (British, 1813-1875)
CultureEnglish
Date1861
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (15.9 x 11.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (35.9 x 25.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number85.153
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print photograph, depicting Countess Somers, who was the sister of Julia Margaret Cameron.

Exhibition History"A History of Photography: 15 Years of Photography at the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA; September 11, 1993-March 6, 1994.
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ca. 1858
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Thomas Lawrence
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Julian Vannerson
ca. 1860
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ca. 1914
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Oscar Bluemner
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Gustave Doré
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Gustave Courbet
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Gustave Courbet
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