Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, 1870.
W & D Downey, [photographers] London and 9 Eldon Square, Newcastle on Tyne
Category
Photographs
Date
1870
Materials
Card
Measurements
103 x 63 mm card
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519417
Summary
A monochrome albumen carte de visite depicting quarter length portrait of Princess Louise, later Duchess of Argyll. The print is mounted on heavy white card with photographer information W & D Downey. Within the print are the words "permanently printed in carbon". Verso - studio crest for W & D Downey 9 Eldon Square, Newcastle on Tyne.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
W & D Downey, [photographers] London and 9 Eldon Square, Newcastle on Tyne , photographer