Description
Artist: Anna Atkins
Artwork: Ferns. Specimen of Cyanotype, 1840s
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.
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