Album of photographs by William Hemphill, containing family portraits and views of India, 1856-1877
File
MS. 23051 photogr. 65
Held in our offsite storage facility
Album of 277 photographs, including portraits of the Osborne and Norman families and public figures such as Ellen Terry, Lord Palmerston, William Gladstone, and Prince Albert. Also includes portraits and views of India, and a photograph of the victims of famine in Solapur.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1877
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 23051 photogr. 65
Former reference:
Wilson Centre Accession Number: 95:5327; Wilson Centre Accession Number 2: TC 296
Biographical / Historical
Dr. William Despard Hemphill was an Irish doctor and a member of the Amateur Photographic Association.
Custodial History
Purchased at Christie's UK, 19/10/1995, lot 44. Thought to have belonged to a member of the Osborne family.
Physical Facet
Carbon prints; albumen prints
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk