Untitled
Samuel Alexander Walker (1841 - 1922)
Category
Photographs
Date
1880
Materials
Measurements
103 x 62 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.26
Summary
A studio portrait, head and shoulders, of a man with receding hair, sideburns and a small beard under chin and wearing steel rimmed spectacles, a dark jacket and matching waistcoat. Contained in a faded black leather bound album, embossed in diamond pattern with gold tooling and with brass clasp.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there with his sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. The album is thought to have belonged to Mary Dickinson, later Viscountess Clifden, containing family photographs.
Marks and inscriptions
Below photograph on mount: (printed in black) Samuel A. Walker. 230, Regent St. W On reverse: (printed sideways on and between Royal coat of arms and Mitre) Samuel A. Walker, / Fine Art Photographer / To The Queen, Bishops & Clergy, / 230, Regent Street, W. / opposite Hanover Street, / London. / N.B. PORTRAITS OF LADIES CHILDREN & LAYMEN AS WELL AS THE / CLERGY ARE TAKEN DAILY AT THIS STUDIO, ALSO PHOTOGRAPHS / OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. / An enlargement can be made at any time from this Negative No. / All negatives carefully kept.
Makers and roles
Samuel Alexander Walker (1841 - 1922) , manufacturer