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A portrait of a woman

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Hellis & Sons (Photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a woman wearing a blouse and skirt, seated by a table with a book and flower on it

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of a woman (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Hellis & Sons, a portrait of a woman, albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a woman wearing a blouse and skirt, seated by a table with a book and flower on it
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HEAD STUDIO: / 211 & 213, REGENT STREET. W. / Hellis & Sons / BRANCHES / 30, CLAPHAM ROAD, S.W. / 6, THE PAVEMENT CLAPHAM COMMON, S.W. / 211, QUEEN'S ROAD, PECKHAM, S.E. / NEAR NEW CROSS GATE. / 309, EUSTON ROAD, N.W. / 63, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. E.C. / 24, WESTBOURNE GROVE. / BAYWATERS W. / 49, DEPTFORD BRIDGE. (LATE NO.1) / GREENWICH S.E. / 160. HIGH STREET. / CAMDEN TOWN N.W. / 888 FULHAM ROAD, S.W. / (PUNTEY BRIDGE ROAD). / 71, GREEN LANES, STOKE NEWINGTON N. / NEAR STOKE NEWINGTON GREEN / AND CLISSOLD PARK. / 107, FULHAM ROAD, S.W. / 232, MARE STREET, HACKNEY N.E. / LONDON. / ESTABLISHED OVER 40 YEARS' (Printed on verso, as part of a logo.)
  • 'Hellis & Sons / PHOTOGRAPHERS.' (Printed on recto, below the image.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 1-36-17 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4091-2018

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1461598/a-portrait-of-a-woman-photograph-hellis--sons/
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