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

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MS. 21088 photogr. 1/12

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Digital surrogate of Portrait of an unidentified woman, possibly Amélina Petit de Billier
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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.

Dates

Creation: n.d.

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Conditions Governing Access

This material is light-sensitive. To ensure its availability to future readers, access to this material is restricted, and requires specialist support. Readers are asked to work from reproductions and published descriptions as far as possible. To apply to see the original, please send a message to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, outlining the subject of your research, the importance of this item to that research, and the resources you have already consulted.

Shelfmark

MS. 21088 photogr. 1/12

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Amélina Petit de Billier (1798-1876), otherwise known as 'Mamie', was governess to Talbot's children and grew to become a close friend of the Talbot family.

Other Finding Aids

See also the Talbot Catalogue Raisonné, a detailed inventory of Talbot photographs located around the world. The Catalogue Raisonné is organised by Schaaf number. The Schaaf number for this item is Schaaf 43.