Caroline Emily Nevill
Lady Caroline Emily Nevill by Camille Silvy
Born31 May 1829
Died23 February 1887
NationalityBritish
Known forPhotography

Lady Caroline Emily Nevill (31 May 1829 – 23 February 1887) was an early English photographer.

Personal life

Caroline Emily Nevill was the eldest daughter of William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny, and his wife, Caroline Leeke.[1][2] Her older brother William was born in 1826, at Longford Hall in Shropshire; her next-younger sister Henrietta Augusta was born in 1830, near Maidstone in Kent.[1]

Photography

Nevill and her younger sisters Henrietta (1830–1912)[3] and Isabel (1831–1915) were together known as "The Trio" when they exhibited at the London Photographic Society in 1854.[1][4] Nevill was introduced to photography by W.J. Thomas, editor of the journal Notes and Queries.

Lady Caroline was a pioneering member of the Photographic Exchange Club (founded 1855) contributing architectural views of Kent from 1855 to 1858.[5] From 1859, she also contributed to the Amateur Photographic Association.[4] She has her portrait made by Camille Silvy, which is now at National Portrait Gallery.[6]

Personal life

Caroline Emily Nevill died in 1887, aged 57 years.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lady Caroline Emily Nevill", The Peerage. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Wills Recently Proved and Administrations Granted". The Register, and Magazine of Biography. 1: 262. March 1869.
  3. ^ "Lady Henrietta Augusta Mostyn (1830-1912)". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Caroline Emily Nevill", Luminous Lint. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. ^ Taylor, Roger; Schaaf, Larry John (2007). Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-58839-225-1.
  6. ^ "Lady Caroline Emily Nevill - American Photographer". Hundred Heroines. 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Lady Caroline Emily Nevill". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 5 March 2020.


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