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Petit de Billier | Amélina | 1798-1876 | governess

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Collection

Archive of William Henry Fox Talbot and the Talbot family

The archive of six generations of the Talbot, Feilding and Burnett-Brown family, including photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot and original artifacts photographed by Talbot, as well as correspondence, research notes, drawing and botanical albums, and estate records.
Extents: 40.0 Linear metres (337 shelfmarks)
Dates: 1799-2000, n.d.
Digital Work

Digital surrogate of Horatia playing Amélina's harp

Dates: 1 May 1843; Digitized: 26 Jul 2023
Collection

Horatia Gaisford's Collection of Talbot Photographic Materials and Ephemera

Gaisford-St Lawrence Collection of Talbots: Horatia Gaisford's Collection of Photographs and Ephemera.
Extents: 0.75 Linear metres
Dates: 1835-1848
Item

Horatia playing Amélina's harp, 1 May 1843

Portrait of Horatia Gaisford playing Amélina Petit de Billier's harp. On the verso, written in pencil, is "Horatia (the player the harp)". The name "Lady Mount Edgecumbe" is also written, but has been crossed out.This is the only known print of the image.
Found in: Loose prints
Shelfmark: MS. 21088 photogr. 1/1
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 1 May 1843
Item

Portrait of an unidentified woman, possibly Amélina Petit de Billier, n.d.

Portrait of an unidentified woman wearing a bonnet, with her face obscured by a shade. She is possibly Amélina Petit de Billier.The verso is blank.This is the only known print of the image.
Found in: Loose prints
Shelfmark: MS. 21088 photogr. 1/12
Extents: 1 item
Dates: n.d.