Elizabeth (née Rigby), Lady Eastlake

Sitterback to top

• Elizabeth (née Rigby), Lady Eastlake (1809-1893), Journalist and writer on art. Sitter associated with 9 portraits, Artist associated with 10 portraits.

Artistsback to top

• Robert Adamson (1821-1848), Pioneer photographer. Artist associated with 382 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
• David Octavius Hill (1802-1870), Landscape and portrait painter; pioneer photographer. Artist associated with 382 portraits, Sitter associated with 22 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Elizabeth, Lady Eastlake was Hill and Adamson's most frequent sitter and was herself fascinated by photography.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Birkett, Dea; Morris, Jan (foreword), Off the Beaten Track: Three Centuries of Women Travellers, 2004 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 7 July to 31 October 2004), p. 101
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 192

Portrait setback to top

• The Hill and Adamson albums: photographs by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, 1843-8

Subject/Themeback to top

• Carpets and textiles