This week Arts in Letters presents two historical letters written by photographer Julia Margaret Cameron to Sir Henry Cole. Cameron’s photographic career wasn’t that long, but she made quite an impact. Many of her photographs are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Cole was one of the Museum’s first administrators and had several claims to fame himself. He was influential in instituting the Penny Post mail service in Great Britain, in support of which he manufactured and sold the first commercially produced Christmas cards.
We never know what interesting history facts we’ll find when we go looking for historical letters to feature for our subscribers. The quotes we find are an extra bonus!
