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I'm researching Frances Edmund Currey (1814-1896), land agent to the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Lismore Castle, County Waterford, Ireland, amateur photographer and member of RPS and Dublin Photographic Society. I'd love to hear from anyone with information or images about/by this photographer.
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Sarah, Hi,
Some bits about him. After Cambridge, (Trinity) he went into the law and was called to the Bar.
At some point he became agent to all the Duke of Devonshire’s Irish properties.
His activity as an amateur photographer was prolonged, over thirty years
being a member of the RPS from its beginning in 1853 to his death. ( He left £46,429).
Besides his membership of the RPS and Dublin he was a member of the Photographic
Exchange Club and Amateur Photographic Association, (their album at the Getty has
an example of his work). His work featured examples of architectural, genre and still-life
photography. I’ve one example of his work, a view of Lismore Castle c1860 and if I only
had a clue how to do it I’d post a copy!
Hello Mr Tucker,
Thanks for this information - I didn't know about the Photographic Exchange Club and will follow up re the Getty album. I'd be interested to see the Lismore image if you can work out how to share it - if for eg you click on the landscape rectangle (with mountain range) in top left of the reply dialogue panel (next to the chain link icon) it gives option of uploading an image from your computer. I also wonder where you found the print as there aren't many examples of this work around. There is also a link "Upload Files" at the bottom. Anyway I'm very grateful for the information !!
Best Sarah
Apologies for the late reply I've been down with a nasty sore throat all week.
many thanks for the image - I've not seen this view before and wonder if there is any more info you have with it and where you came across it?
Best, Sarah
Dear Mr Tucker,
I have now seen another print of this scene in an album held by Chatsworth Trust which confirms to me that Currey is the photographer. Thanks again for sharing the image. Kind regards, Sarah
G.W. Tucker. said:
Dear Sarah,
Thank you, that’s interesting.
I,m afraid I can’t now recall where I found
the photograph, but good luck with your
researches.
Kind regards,
Geoffrey.
Centre for British Photography
Victoria and Albert Museum's photography collection
National Science and Media Museum
RPS Journal 1853-2012 online and searchable
Photographic History Research Centre, Leicester
Birkbeck History and Theory of Photography Research Centre
William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné
British Photography. The Hyman Collection
The Press Photo History Project Mapping the photo agencies and photographers of Fleet Street and the UK
The correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot
Historic England Archive
UAL Photography and Photography and the Archive Research Centre
Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group
www.londonstereo.com London Stereoscopic Company / T. R. Williams
www.earlyphotography.co.uk British camera makers and companies
Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock.
National Portrait Gallery, London
http://www.freewebs.com/jb3d/
Alfred Seaman and the Photographic Convention
Frederick Scott Archer
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