Citing Images in Harvard Referencing Style
When writing your essays don't forget to include high quality images relavant to your essay/research project and most importantly to cite them! There are three things you need to include when citing an image:
“Fishing boats: Carrying a currach, Inis Oírr” by Dúchas © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Captions
Captions go directly underneath the image. First you must include the word Figure in italics and with a capital 'F' followed by its relevant number. Listing the title, and in-text citation of the work. Example:
Figure 1: Fishing boats: Carrying a currach, Inis Oírr. (Corduff, 1957)
Always refer to illustrations in the text by their number (in parentheses). Always include a List of Images at the end of your Bibliography, giving the full sources where you got the images from.
In-Text Citation
To cite an image found online in Harvard referencing, you need to give the creator’s surname and the year of creation in the in-text citations.
This photograph is by Leo Corduff and it was taken in 1957. Therefore the in-text citation will look like this:
This picture depicts three men carrying a currach on Inis Óirr (Corduff, 1957)
However if you name the creator in-text you only need to include the year. For example:
Leo Corduff's (1957) photograph depicts three men carrying a currach on Inis Óirr.
Bibliographic Entry for an Online Image
The Bibliographic entry for an online image is as follows:
Photographer/Creator Last name, Initial(s). (Year) Title of image/photograph. Available at: URL (Accessed Day Month Year).
Example:
Cartier-Bresson, H. (1952) IRELAND. 1952. IRELAND. Munster. County Kerry. Tralee. 1952. Corpus Christi procession.
Available at: https://library.artstor.org/asset/AMAGNUMIG_10311537501 (Accessed 14 December 2023)
Bibliographic Entry for a Printed Image
Samuel J. Miller. Frederick Douglass, 1852. The Art Institute of Chicago. [Source]
The bibliographic entry for a printed image is as follows:
Photographer/Creator Last name, Initial(s). (Year) Title of image/photograph [Photograph/Image]. Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Miller, S.J. (1852) Frederick Douglass. [Photograph]. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation.
How to Cite an Image of a Museum Object
Artist's Name (First and Last) = James Petrie
Date: 1803
Title and Date = Cast of Death Mask of Robert Emmet (1778-1803), Patriot
Museum Name and Location = The National Gallery of Ireland, Dubin, Ireland.
Image Source and ID Number = The National Gallery of Ireland: NGI.8130
Bibliographic reference
Surname, Initials of maker/designer. (Responsibility eg. maker or designer) (Year) Name of object. [Type of object] Place of Archive/Museum: Name of Archive/Museum. Catalogue/reference number.
Example:
Petrie, J. (maker) (1803) Cast of Death Mask of Robert Emmet (1778-1803), Patriot. [Death Mask] Dublin: The National Gallery of Ireland. Museum No. 8130
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Do not assume that the results displayed in this search portal are under a Creative Commons license. You should always verify that the work is actually under a Creative Commons license by following the link. If you have any questions, you should contact the copyright holder directly or try to contact the site where you found the content.
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