Barrowclough Wright Bentley
(circa 1829-1886), PhotographerArtist associated with 4 portraits
Barrowclough (sometimes written incorrectly as Barraclough) Wright Bentley was born around 1829 in Accrington, Lancashire, the son of Richard Bentley, a bootmaker. One of the pioneers of photography in Derbyshire, opening his Daguerreotype studio in Buxton in 1853, Bentley also operated a studio in Manchester from 1861 until at least 1874. He remained in business until his death in 1886, after which his wife carried on with the Buxton studio for another five years. His great grandson is the photographer Tim Jenkins.
by Barrowclough Wright Bentley
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868-1874
NPG x20462
by Barrowclough Wright Bentley
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868-1874
NPG x197536
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish
by Barrowclough Wright Bentley
albumen cabinet card, 1870s-1880s
NPG x5718
John Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke
by Charles William Walton, published by Morris, Walton & Co, after Barrowclough Wright Bentley
lithograph, 1884
NPG D42066
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Michael Pritchard
02 November 2020, 11:19
Barrowclough W Bentley was a member of the Photographic Society of London (later Royal Photographic Society) from its inaugural meeting in January 1853 until at least 1869.