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DUNN, S.W
Neg. No: 1942A
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 14-02-1899

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Sitter: Sir William Dunn (1833-1912).

Sir William Dunn (1833-1912).

Biog: 1st Bt. (cr.1895; ext.1912); Alderman, Cheap Ward; M.P. (Liberal) Paisley 1891-1906; Senior partner of William Dunn & Co., bankers and merchants, of London, Port Elizabeth, East London and Durban; Director of the Union Discount Company and the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Dunn

Date: 14 February 1899.

Occasion: -

Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Velvet Court Dress.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; French upholstered armchair.

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Who's Who; The Times, 2 April 1912, p 10e

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Dunn
,_1st_Baronet,_of_Lakenheath

Occasion: -

Costume: H. Graham Bennet, ed, Dress Worn by Gentlemen at His Majesty's Court and on Occasions of Ceremony, London, 1903.

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