Photograph
Walery [photographer] London
Category
Photographs
Date
c. 1890
Materials
Photographic paper, card, gold coloured paint
Measurements
143mm x 99mm
Place of origin
Regent Street
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732403
Summary
A black and white photograph of an unknown lady, head and shoulders, three quarter view with face turned to camera. Mounted on card. The mount has the inscription 'WALERY, PHOTOGRAPHER.TO THE.QUEEN.', a crest, '164.REGENT STREET..LONDON.'. On reverse is the inscription 'WALERY PHOTOGRAPHER. TO .THE. QUEEN.' '164.REGENT.STREET.LONDON.' 'PERMANENT.PHOTOGRAPHS.ON.ENAMEL.'. 'A.SPECIAL.STUDIO.FOR.SITTINGS.BY.ELECTRIC.LIGHT.'. 'No. (in pencil) 6618'. Acquisition: a gift.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust along with Stourhead House, its grounds, and the rest of the contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Makers and roles
Walery [photographer] London, photographer