Studio: W. & D. Downey (British enterprise, active 1855–1940)
Publisher: Cassell & Company, Ltd. (British enterprise, active 1848–1998/9)
Place/Date: London, published in 1891 by Cassell & Company, Ltd.
Medium: Carbon transfer print on printed card mount
Dimensions: Image 140 × 93 mm; mount frame 178 × 127 mm; sheet 235 × 175 mm
Sitter: Edwin Abbott Abbott (British, 1838–1926) – author of Flatland: A romance of many dimensions [LIB-2662.2021].
Printed inscriptions (on mount):
Lower left: W. & D. DOWNEY,
Lower right: 57 & 61, Ebury Street, London.
Centre caption: THE REV. DR. ABBOTT. [The Reverend Doctor Abbott]
Description: Bust-length; head en face; shoulders and upper torso turned three-quarters to the left; clerical coat and white tie; neutral studio background; vignetted print set within a pale printed frame on cream cabinet mount.
References: National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG x2: Edwin Abbott Abbott, by W. & D. Downey; carbon print, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd, 1891; image 139 × 95 mm (Photographs Collection).
Contributors:
William Downey (British, 1829–1915)
Daniel Downey (British, 1831–1881)
John Cassell (British, 1817–1865)
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings , Photography |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Media/Technique | Carbon Print , Paper , Photographic paper , Photomechanical , Wove paper |
| Genre | Portrait |
| Subject | Church of England , Clergy , England , Great Britain , History of photography , Human face (portrait) , Man , Photography , Seated portrait , Writers |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1891 |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
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