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Portrait photography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Digital Work
Digital Work
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Group of seven adults and children in front of a backdrop, 1-30 Apr 1844

A group of seven people in front of a backdrop, dated between 1-30 Apr 1844. From left to right: An unidentified woman, possibly the Talbot family's nursemaid, Eliza Frayland; Horatia Gaisford; Matilda Caroline; either Thomas Moore or Sir David Brewster; Ela Theresa; Rosamond Constance Talbot; and an unidentified woman, possibly Thomas Moore's wife, Bessy.On the verso, written in pencil, is "Horatia is central figure with curls looking down. Tom Moore in tall hat. Ela, Rosamond…
Found in: Loose prints
Shelfmark: MS. 21088 photogr. 1/3
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 1-30 Apr 1844
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Portrait of Talbot's daughter, Rosamond Constance, 1844

Portrait of one of Talbot's daughters. She is most likely Rosamond, but is sometimes identified as Matilda or Ela.On the verso, written in pencil, is "Miss Fox Talbot (probably Ela)".
Found in: Loose prints
Shelfmark: MS. 21088 photogr. 1/14
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 1844
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Possibly a portrait of Ela, Talbot's eldest daughter, 1844

Portrait of a girl, originally assumed to be Henry Fox Talbot's second daughter, Rosamund Constance, but now more commonly identified as his eldest daughter, Ela Theresa Talbot.On the verso, written in pencil, is "One of the daughters of Talbot (Rosamund".
Found in: Loose prints
Shelfmark: MS. 21088 photogr. 1/5
Extents: 1 item
Dates: 1844