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Photographic portraits by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, 1860-1870

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MS. 23051 photogr. 175
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Portraits by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, taken on a multi-lens studio camera.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-1870

Extent

2 items

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 23051 photogr. 175

Biographical / Historical

John Jabez Edwin Mayall was born in England in 1813. He started his career in Philadelphia, where he opened a daguerreotype portrait studio in the early 1840s. He returned to England in 1847, photographing Queen Victoria and her family throughout the 1860s.

Custodial History

Purchased from Sebastian Dobson UK, 25/03/2005.

Physical Facet

Albumen Paper Prints

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom