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Anna Atkins
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English botanist and photographer (1799-1871)
OverviewAI-generated
Anna Atkins was a British photographer, illustrator, botanist, and writer born in 1799 in Tonbridge. She was the daughter of John George Children and a member of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Her professional work focused on botany, and she produced figurative art. Atkins wrote several works, including *Photographs of British Algae*, *The perils of fashion*, *Sun gardens*, and *Memoir of J.G. Children, esq.*
She died in Kent in 1871. Her works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Natural History Museum. Atkins spoke English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1799
- Died
- 1871
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Photographs of British Algae
- The colonel, by the author of 'The perils of fashion'
- Memoir of J.G. Children, esq. [signed A.A.]
- The perils of fashion
- Sun gardens
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1799-03-16 ) 16 March 1799, Tonbridge , Kent, England
- Died
- 9 June 1871 (1871-06-09) (aged 72), Halstead Place, Sevenoaks , Kent, England
- Known for
- Very early botanical photographs, 1843 book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions (1st book illustrated with photographic images)
- Spouse
- John Pelly Atkins ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1825 )
- Fields
- Botany photography
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anna
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Tonbridge
- Father
- John George Children
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- botany
- Genre
- figurative art
- Image
- Anna Atkins 1861.jpg
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- Commons category
- Anna Atkins
- date of birth
- 1797-00-00
- date of death
- 1871-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Anna Atkins
- Commons gallery
- Anna Atkins
- name in native language
- Anna Atkins
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- P6944
- Anna Atkins
- P8168
- Radonjići
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Anna Atkins, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Anna Atkins (née Children; 16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871) was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph.
Early life
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