[Literature & Art] Carlyle, Thomas. (1795–1881) [Elliott & Fry]
Portrait of Thomas Carlyle
An evocative image of the influential Scottish-born Victorian philosopher, essayist, and historian. Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, bust-length, in profile, wearing a grey coat. Albumen photograph, 10.2 x 14 cm, laid down to board, 20.4 x 25.4 cm overall. Though unsigned, the National Portrait Gallery (London) identifies the photographer of this portrait as the Victorian photography studio founded in 1863 by Joseph Elliott and Clarence Edmund Fry. Edges of the mount chipped, otherwise in fine condition. (10461)Unsigned Photo Literature