[Egeria]
![[Egeria] by Julia Margaret Cameron](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/egeria-260731.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
36.2 x 27.6 cm. (14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
Accession Number
1973.502.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Julia Margaret Cameron created this evocative portrait titled *Egeria* in 1874 capturing the essence of the mythological nymph known as a prophetic advisor to King Numa. As one of the leading photographers of the Victorian era, Cameron frequently turned to allegorical and literary subjects, portraying women in ways that blended classical themes with intimate, psychological depth. Her work helped elevate photography from a purely documentary tool to a respected artistic medium during a period when the medium was still establishing its cultural legitimacy. The albumen silver print from a glass ...
About the Artist
Julia Margaret Cameron · 1815–1879
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879), born Julia Margaret Pattle in Calcutta, India, emerged as one of the 19th century's most innovative photographers despite beginning her career at age 48. The daughter of East India Company official James Pattle and French aristocrat Adeline de l'Etang, she was educated in France from 1818 to 1834 alongside her six surviving sisters, renowned for their beauty and...