Photograph
F. Davies
Category
Photographs
Date
1870
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
92 mm (H)56 mm (W)
Place of origin
Dawlish
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889241.38
Summary
Studio photograph, half length, of a young boy leaning on the curved back of an upholstered chair. He wears a jacket trimmed with braid and a bow tie. Plain background. Contained in a small brown leather album with single brass clasp engraved Octr. 3rd./1871.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953. This album and photographs belonged to the Dickinson family; Mary Dickinson, 1853-1921, marrying the Hon. Thomas Charles Agar-Robartes, later 6th Viscount Clifden, 1844-1921.
Marks and inscriptions
(printed in mauve on reverse) F. DAVIES./PHOTOGRAPHER./DAWLISH./S. DEVON. (and) Negatives Kept./Copies can always be obtained./ENLARGEMENTS MADE TO ORDER FROM THIS OR ANY OTHER PHOTOGRAPH AND/FINISHED IN CRAYONS, OIL, OR WATER COLOURS.
Makers and roles
F. Davies, photographer