Caption

Miss Kate Rorke, Portrait of Kate Rorke, page, photomechanical print, inscription: '57 & 61, Elbury Street, London.', photographer: Downey, William & Daniel, London, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1882 - in or before 1892, paper, Woodburytype, height 140 mm x width 95 mm, Person, Kate Rorke, portrait of actor, actress, A sepia portrait of a woman shown from the chest up wearing a wide, ruffled hat decorated with layered fabric and flowers, with curly hair visible beneath the brim; she has a soft, neutral facial expression and is turned slightly to one side; her dress has lace trim around the neckline and bodice and features bows and gathered fabric; the background is plain and evenly shaded and the portrait is mounted on a bordered card with visible aging spots.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_458

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.8Mb (3.3Mb) / 9.2in x 14.3in / 2749 x 4299 (300dpi)

Keywords

Miss Kate Rorke Portrait Kate Rorke page photomechanical print inscription 57 & 61 Elbury Street London photographer Downey William & Daniel cliché maker anonymous c 1882 - 1892 paper Woodburytype height 140 mm x width 95 mm Person portrait actor actress sepia portrait woman shown chest up wearing wide ruffled hat decorated layered fabric flowers curly hair visible beneath brim soft neutral facial expression turned slightly side dress lace trim neckline bodice features bows gathered fabric background plain evenly shaded mounted bordered card visible aging spots