John Herschel (1867)
Astronomer and polymath Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792 – 1871) made many invaluable contributions to the development photography, being the person to coin the term! He did not discover the technology, however. In 1867, Julia Margaret Cameron took this almost magical photograph of the master himself. Cameron was a massive fan of her subject from the time she was a child, the two becoming fast friends for more than three decades. Their companionship was rounded off with Herschel requesting this official commission from Cameron. There would be four similar photographs made of the man in April 1867. Cameron’s first was his favorite, however, as he appeared as an ‘old Paterfamilias.’
John Herschel
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