Photograph
Southwell Brothers (fl.1862-1878) [photographers] London
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
88 mm (H)65 mm (W)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889500
Summary
Studio photograph of two young ladies both in long dresses with slight crinoline skirts, reading a book. A backdrop of pillars and drapes is on the left of the picture with a faint impression of an archway on the right background of the photograph. c.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and who continued to live in the house until his death in 1966.
Marks and inscriptions
(written on reverse in black ink) SOUTHWELL/.BROTHERS/Photographers Regal/No. 22 BAKER STREET/64a NEW BOND STREET/LONDON/THE NEGATIVE OF THIS CARTE/IS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE PURPOSE/OF PRODUCING AN ENLARGED COPY/(BRACKETED) EVEN TO LIFE SIZE WHICH MY BE HIGHLY/FINISHED IN SEPIA, OIL OR WATER COLOURS
Makers and roles
Southwell Brothers (fl.1862-1878) [photographers] London, photographer