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A portrait of 'Lady Vane' with baby

Photograph
1860-1869 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Southwell Brothers (Photographer)
Place of origin
Marylebone (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Lady Vane' with baby. Seated with a baby on her knee. She is Mary Cornelia Vane-Tempest (nee Edwards), Marchioness of Londonderry (1826-1906). Married to George Vane-Tempest.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Military
Object type
Photograph
TitleA portrait of 'Lady Vane' with baby (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Southwell Brothers, a portrait of 'Lady Vane' with baby, albumen print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of 'Lady Vane' with baby. Seated with a baby on her knee. She is Mary Cornelia Vane-Tempest (nee Edwards), Marchioness of Londonderry (1826-1906). Married to George Vane-Tempest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SOUTHWELL / BROTHERS / Photographers Royal. / 16 & 22 BAKER STREET / LONDON

    Note
    Printed on verso, part of logo.

  • 'Lady Vane / later ld / Londonderry'

    Note
    Handwritten in pencil on verso.

  • 'SOUTHWELL BROS'

    Note
    Printed on recto, below the image.

  • 'Mary Cornelia Vane'

    Note
    Handwritten in ink 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
  • RPS.W.539 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.4438-2018

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Record createdOctober 4, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1462108/a-portrait-of-lady-vane-photograph-southwell-brothers/
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