Isabel Agnes Cowper | |
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 Photograph by Isabel Agnes Cowper, c. 1884[a] | |
| Born | 1826 |
| Died | 17 February 1911 (aged 84–85) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Official Museum Photographer, South Kensington Museum (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) |
Isabel Agnes Cowper (née Thompson; 7 July 1826 – 17 February 1911),[1][2] a British wood-engraver and photographer, was the first female Official Museum Photographer at the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum) and possibly the first female Official Museum Photographer ever. From 1868, when Cowper assumed the role at the museum, to her retirement in 1891, Cowper made thousands of photographs documenting the museum and loan objects and the construction of the museum buildings. In her lifetime, Cowper's photographs were widely circulated as illustrations in South Kensington Museum publications and examples of her work are continually being discovered in libraries and archives around the world.
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- ^ Lederman, Erika (7 March 2013). "International Women's Day – Historic Women at the V&A • V&A Blog". V&A Blog. Retrieved 21 January 2021.