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ALLEN, ELIZA (1816-1900)

Portrait of Eliza Calvert by William Bradley
Full Birth Name: Eliza Calvert
Married Name & Dates: Mrs William Bradley (1833-1857); Mrs Oswald Allen (1859-1900)
Profession: Artist (1852-1891); Colourist (1859-1891); Photographer (1864-1891)
Professional Years: 1852 to 1891
Where Practised: Eliza Bradley, 36 Booth St, Manchester, Lanc, England (1852-1859); Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen, Market St, Manchester, Lanc, England (1859-1861); Dalton’s Royal Photographic Gallery, 400 George St, Sydney, NSW (1863-1864); Allen Photographer, Beulah Cottage, Piper St, Woollahra, NSW (1864-1865); Bradley and Allen, 360 George St, Sydney, NSW (1865); Oswald Allen, 360 George St, Sydney, NSW (1866-1868); Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen, 360 George St, Sydney, NSW (1868-1873); Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen, Market St, Maidenhead, England (March–May 1877)

NB: The image of Eliza Allen above is from a portrait by her first husband, English painter William Bradley (1801-1857) before they were married. The original is in The Manchester Art Gallery

 

 

Mrs Allen signature
Mrs Allen's hand-written logo 1864-65

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Portrait by Eliza Allen
Hand-coloured photographic portrait by Eliza Allen c1864-1873. Photographic reproduction: Hilary Waudhaugh. Source: Photoria Collection
A pastel portrait of Lady Annabelle Young by Eliza Allen, 1867. Source: Mitchell Library, SLNSW.
A carte de visite of Consett Laidley (b. Nov 1868) in a woodland setting photographed and coloured by Eliza Allen, Artist and Photographer, Beulah Cottage, Piper St, Woolhara, NSW, between 1869 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite of Consett Laidley (b. Nov 1868) in a woodland setting photographed and coloured by Eliza Allen, Artist and Photographer, Beulah Cottage, Piper St, Woolhara, NSW, between 1869 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Bradley & Allen, coloured by Eliza Allen in 1865. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Bradley & Allen, coloured by Eliza Allen in 1865. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at William Bradley, coloured by Eliza Allen between 1865 and 1870. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at William Bradley, coloured by Eliza Allen between 1865 and 1870. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at William Bradley, coloured by Eliza Allen between 1865 and 1870. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at William Bradley, coloured by Eliza Allen between 1865 and 1870. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at William Bradley, coloured by Eliza Allen between 1865 and 1870. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at William Bradley, coloured by Eliza Allen between 1865 and 1870. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Oswald Allen, between 1866 and 1868. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Oswald Allen, between 1866 and 1868. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen and coloured by Eliza Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen and coloured by Eliza Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visite taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen between 1868 and 1873. Source: Photoria
A carte de visit proof of three children taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen, Maidenhead, England, 1877. NB the boy's retouched eye. Source: Photoria
A carte de visit proof of three children taken at Mr and Mrs Oswald Allen, Maidenhead, England, 1877. Source: Photoria
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