Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/5/163

Date: 5 February 1866

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Draft letter. Cannot give advice on the artistic merits of her photographs as he is not qualified, but offers suggestions and praise on the mechanics of the art.

Reference number: HS/5/163
Earliest possible date: 5 February 1866
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Julia Margaret Cameron, dated at Collingwood, 5 February 1866, HS/5/163, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_163/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-julia-margaret-cameron-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 07 March 2026

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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