Will Noble
Julia Margaret Cameron: Blue Plaque For Trailblazing Portrait Photographer
Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (right) now has a Blue Plaque at her former London home. Image: English Heritage/public domain
"I was in a transport of delight. I ran all over the house to search for gifts for the child. I felt as if she entirely had made the picture."
This was the reaction of Julia Margaret Cameron to capturing what she deemed her first 'successful' portrait photograph; a profile of Annie Philpot, the young daughter of a family staying with her.
