Portrait of an unknown lady
Category
Photographs
Date
1869 - 1874
Materials
Card
Measurements
73 x 52 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520010
Summary
A carbon print Carte de Visite depicting 1/2 length portrait of an unknown lady. The picture is presented as an oval with a dark surround and is mounted on heavy black card Recto Patent Autotype. Permanent Photograph E GREAVES. Silver St Halifax Verso - blank
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection, a gift from the British Film Institute(BFI) in 2017. From 1986-1999 it was part of the BFI's collection from the Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI). The BFI purchased this collection in 1986from James Fenton (Fenton Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man (1976-1986)