Mrs Rousby
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Ltd. (fl.1855-1922)
Category
Photographs
Date
1872 - 1876
Materials
Card
Measurements
85 x 61 mm image size
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519500
Summary
A monochrome albumen print in carte de visite format. A half-length profile portrait of the actress Clara Rousby. Recto: 'Mrs. Rousby. London Stereoscopic Co. Copyright' Verso in green ink: Back paper with studio crest of 'The London Steroscopic Company. 54 Cheapside 110 & 108 Regent Street'; partially removed. '02 35p' in pencil, top right corner.
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
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Ltd. (fl.1855-1922), photographic studio