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Bronte Mystery
There are no known photographs of the Bronte Sisters but an 'alleged' photo of them has been discovered.
It needs authenticating. Can anyone help the researcher?
The photo is thought to be a Collodion copy of a Daguerreotype. The photographer who they think copied it is John Stewart of Pau, France & London, England. He was brother-in-law of Sir John Herschel.
The original photo must have been taken before Emily died in 1848.
Why is there is no backdrop, just a brick wall?
How to tell if it is copy or not?
the website is here https://sites.google.com/site/brontesistersphoto/
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/brontesistersphoto/
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Alleged Bronte sisters photo
I am always fascinated by these mysteries, but in my experience they usually get involved in so much minutiae that the central question becomes lost. I have no particular knowledge of the Brontes,…Continue
Started by Ken Jacobson Apr 28, 2012.
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Comment by Nicolas on February 20, 2013 at 23:42 -
The website which hosts the research on this "Bronte Sisters Photo?" - www.brontesisters.co.uk -
"....has been revised with more evidence and information... clearer images to make comparison easier..a revised summary... a new page explains why another photo, what was thought to be the only known photo of Charlotte, (discovered in 1986), cannot be of her."
Other discoveries are:
‘Charlotte?’ and ‘Emily?’ in the photo have several spots on their faces but ‘Anne?’ hasn’t. We know Charlotte and Emily’s faces were "marred by poor complexions" but Anne’s was clear.
‘Charlotte?’ and ‘Emily?’ in the photo are wearing thick travelling cloaks (they travelled to Belgium in the winter of 1842) whilst 'Anne?' in the photo has a cloak of a thin material (she stayed at home).
‘Charlotte?’ in the photo has a mouth which turns down to her right side, as in Richmond Portrait of her. Charlotte’s mouth was described as ‘crooked’
In 1855 Mayall developed an improved method of copying daguerreotypes onto glass and then onto paper. There is a newspaper cutting here.
There is other infos as well.
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Comment by Nicolas on March 5, 2012 at 22:53
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A new website has been created with more informations
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Comment by Claudia Feio on February 15, 2012 at 12:47 -
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