Monochrome photograph of unknown gentleman with whiskers.
studio of John Burton (c.1808 - 1881)
Category
Photographs
Date
1864 - 1890
Materials
Card
Measurements
104 x 63 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520131
Summary
A monochrome carte de visite depicting a full-length portrait of an unknown gentleman leaning on a chaise longue with studio background and wearing a suit. Print is mounted on heavy white card Recto: printed in grey ink at bottom, John Burton and sons, photos and artists. Verso: sole photographers to the Shakspere (sic) tercentenary Festival, 1864, patronized by HRH the Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Princess of Wales, John Burton and Sons, artists and photographers, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Burton on Trent.
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
studio of John Burton (c.1808 - 1881), photographer