Ellen D'Hauteville [photograph], [ca. 1845].

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Ellen D'Hauteville [photograph], [ca. 1845].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51217079

Quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case of a portrait painting of Ellen D'Hauteville, daughter of David Sears (1787-1871), probably originally painted by the artist Thomas Sully. The photograph was taken ca. 1845, probably after her divorce from Gonzalve d'Hauteville, by an unknown photographer. Enclosed is a note in an unknown hand that identifies the photograph.

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w ; visible oval image 9 x 7 cm. (quarter-plate), in case 12 x 9 1/2 cm.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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D'Hauteville, Ellen

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Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872

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Artist Thomas Sully was born in London, although his actor parents soon emigrated to the United States. A trip back to England to study painting expanded his horizons, and upon his return to the United States he developed a reputation as a first rate painter. He specialized in portraits, especially portraits of women, and painted full-length portraits of many public and private figures. He is perhaps most closely associated with his portrait of Queen Victoria and for his painting, Washington cro...