Photograph and Poem From Eliza Henrietta Dumaresq, Youngest Daughter Of William John Dumaresq Esquire
c1860. Albumen paper photograph, and hand-written poem, inscribed “for my ever dearest friend Annie Bisdee Thorne” from “E.H. Dumaresq, Tivoli, Rose Bay, Australia”, 18.2 x 13.2cm (photograph). Added pencil to image, old paper remnants surrounding image, obscuring caption in pencil, laid down on original backing; poem with creases and tears. Eliza Henrietta Dumaresq (1841-1865) was the youngest daughter of William John Dumaresq, public servant and civil engineer to Ralph Darling, Governor of NSW from 1825 to 1831. From 1841 to 1868 Dumaresq and his family lived at Tivoli Estate, now the grounds of Kambala School, Rose Bay, NSW. The Dumaresq family contributed a great deal to public life and civil society and thus have a number of rivers, creeks and streets named after them in NSW and Queensland. Ref: ADB; Dictionary of Sydney; Wiki.
Item #CL187-28
Price (AUD): $2,850.00 other currencies