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Jane Martha St John was a pioneering female photographer in the early days of photography. Born in London in 1801, she was the daughter of a successful merchant and grew up in a wealthy family. She became interested in photography in the 1840s, when the new medium was still in its infancy. St John was one of the first women to take photography seriously and she quickly became adept at the art. She was particularly interested in portraiture and her photographs of children and young women were highly acclaimed. In 1847 St John became a member of the Photographic Society of London, one of the first photographic societies in the world. She exhibited her work at the Society's exhibitions and her photographs were praised for their technical excellence and artistic merit. St John continued to work as a photographer throughout her life and was highly respected in the photographic community. She died in London in 1882, leaving a legacy as one of the earliest and most talented women photographers.

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miss bush peter wickens fry james knight john dillwyn llewelyn thereza dillwyn llewelyn m d jane martha st john albumen albumen silver prints albums glass glass negative negatives photographic processes prints salted paper prints united kingdom wales john dillwyn llewelyn 1810 1882 thereza dillwyn llewelyn 1801 1882 jane martha st john 1795 1860 08 29 emma charlotte dillwyn llewelyn s album gilman collection gift of the howard gilman foundation emma charlotte dillwyn llewelyn and emma charlotte dillwyn llewelyn and album salted prints albumen prints high resolution early photography paper prints metropolitan museum of art
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1853 - 1856
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Jane Martha St. John (1801–1882)

English photographer. She is remembered for her calotypes of Rome and other towns in Italy, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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miss bush peter wickens fry james knight john dillwyn llewelyn thereza dillwyn llewelyn m d jane martha st john albumen albumen silver prints albums glass glass negative negatives photographic processes prints salted paper prints united kingdom wales john dillwyn llewelyn 1810 1882 thereza dillwyn llewelyn 1801 1882 jane martha st john 1795 1860 08 29 emma charlotte dillwyn llewelyn s album gilman collection gift of the howard gilman foundation emma charlotte dillwyn llewelyn and emma charlotte dillwyn llewelyn and album salted prints albumen prints high resolution early photography paper prints metropolitan museum of art