Hannah Tatum Smith (née Whitall)
11 of 47 portraits of Hannah Tatum Smith (née Whitall)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Hannah Tatum Smith (née Whitall)
by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card, 1873-1875
5 1/4 in. x 3 7/8 in. (133 mm x 98 mm) oval
Given by Barbara Strachey (Hultin, later Halpern), 1999
Photographs Collection
NPG Ax160507
Sitterback to top
- Hannah Tatum Smith (née Whitall) (1832-1911), Evangelist and religious writer. Sitter in 47 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6582 portraits.
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The public entertainment centre Alexandra Palace, designed by architect Owen Jones (associated with the Crystal Palace) and built between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in North London, burns down within sixteen days of opening. Named after Alexandra of Denmark, married to Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, the palace was quickly rebuilt, and has since been used as a transmission centre for the BBC, and as a musical entertainment venue.Art and science
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