Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn
Thereza Mary Dillwyn Llewelyn | |
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Thereza Mary Dillwyn Llewelyn photographed by her father,
John Dillwyn Llewelyn, in the 1850s. | |
Born |
Thereza Mary Dillwyn Llewelyn 1834 Penllergaer, Wales |
Died |
February 1926 Basset Down House, Wroughton, Wiltshire, England |
Spouse(s) | Nevil Story Maskelyne |
Children | Mary Story Maskelyne, Thereza Story Maskelyne |
Parent(s) | John Dillwyn Llewelyn, Emma Thomasina Llewelyn (née Talbot) |
Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn (1834 – February 1926) was a Welsh pioneer photographer and astronomer.
Early life
She was born at Penllergare House in Glamorganshire,[1] the eldest daughter of pioneer photographer John Dillwyn Llewelyn and Emma Thomasina Talbot,[2] who was a cousin of Henry Fox Talbot.[3] Her Aunt, Mary Dillwyn, is claimed to be the earliest female photographer in Wales. Unsurprisingly, Thereza developed an interest in photography, and also astronomy.[4] Both were uncommon endeavors for women in the Victorian era.[5]
Photography
Thereza assisted her father with his photographic experiments,[6] which included the pruduction of some of the earliest photographs of the moon. These were taken during the mid-1850s from her father's equatorial observatory at Penllergare Valley Woods.[3][7][8] She also helped him develop a means to photograph snow crystals.[9]
As well as practicing photography alongside her father, Thereza was often the subject of her father's photographs. One of these portraits, taken around 1854,[10] has a photogram of ferns as a vignette border rather than the lace, ink and watercolour, or papercut borders that were common at the time.[11] This decorative method was adopted by Thereza herself for at least one of her photographs: a portrait of her sister, Elinor.[12]
Marriage
She married Nevil Story Maskelyne on the 29th of June, 1858. Through him, she began a correspondence with Charles Darwin.[13]
Together they had two daughters: Mary Arnold-Forster, wife of H. O. Arnold-Forster, and Thereza Rucker, wife of Arthur William Rucker.[2]
British Library
In 2012, the British Library acquired the Dillwyn Llewelyn/Story Maskelyne photographic archive,[5] which includes a selection of Thereza's journals, memoirs, and photographs.[14]
References
- ↑ "Theresa Mary DILLWYN-LLEWELLYN". Wyndhammarsh.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Theresa Mary Dillwyn-Llewelyn". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 Brück, Mary T. (2009). Women in Early British and Irish Astronomy: Stars and Satellites. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 115–123. Bibcode:2009webi.book.....B. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2473-2. ISBN 978-90-481-2472-5.
- ↑ Morris, Richard (2002). "Thoughts on the Mary Dillwyn Album". National Library of Wales Journal. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales. 32 (4): 471–477. Retrieved 4 March 2016. See pages 474–476.
- 1 2 "Exclusive: British Library secures Dillwyn Llewelyn/Story-Maskelyne photographic archive". britishphotohistory.ning.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Joyner, Paul (1997). Artists in Wales c.1740-c.1851. National Library of Wales. p. 75. ISBN 978-1862250031.
- ↑ penllergare. "Deal to breathe new life into historic observatory". Penllergare Valley Woods. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Birks, John L. (2005). "The Penllergare Observatory". The Antiquarian Astronomer. Society for the History of Astronomy. 2: 3–8. Bibcode:2005AntAs...2....3B. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Welsh sheriff who pioneered photography". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn with Her Microscope, 1 January 1854, retrieved 4 March 2016
- ↑ "Anna Page Photography: Personal Project; In depth analysis; Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn with Her Microscope". annapagesphotography.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Photograph of Elinor Dillwyn Llewelyn by her sister Thereza Dillwyn...". Getty Images. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "CREW Blog: The Dillwyn Day: Science, Culture, Society". crewswansea.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Home – Dillwyn". Swansea University. Retrieved 4 March 2016.