Francis Arthur Dickinson (b.1874)
James Fisher
Category
Photographs
Date
18 Jun 1880
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
142 mm (H)98 mm (W)
Place of origin
Clifton
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889242.4
Summary
Photograph - Studio portrait, full length, of a young boy, Francis Arthur Dickinson, son of Arthur Dickinson and nephew of Mary, sitting on the edge of an velvet upholstered chair with fringe, his legs outstretched in front of him. His left arm is hooked over the back of the chair, his right hand on the seat. He wears a dark jersey and stockings, pale short trousers and a bow tie. Draped curtain partly over chair on left, potted plant and drapes on right. Patterned floor and painted background. 18th June 1880. Contained in brown leather album with single brass clasp containing twenty gold edged pages, forty sides, with slip-in sections for cabinet size photos.
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
(in ink on reverse) For Grandmama/from/Francis Arthur Dickinson/taken June 18th 1880./(6 years and 4 months old)
Makers and roles
James Fisher, photographer