![DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898). Photograph of Ella Drury, seated, looking left, holding a feather, [September 1869 or July 1870], albumen print, laid on card, numbered '1751' in purple ink and inscribed 'Ella Drury' in pencil, in Dodgson's autograph, 148 x 100mm (164 x 108mm with mount) (light marking above image in black and blue ink).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/1999/CKS/1999_CKS_06222_0211_000(122309).jpg?w=1)
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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898). Photograph of Ella Drury, seated, looking left, holding a feather, [September 1869 or July 1870], albumen print, laid on card, numbered '1751' in purple ink and inscribed 'Ella Drury' in pencil, in Dodgson's autograph, 148 x 100mm (164 x 108mm with mount) (light marking above image in black and blue ink).
[And] Photograph of Mrs Drury, reclining in an armchair, n.d., albumen print, laid on card, numbered '2274' in purple ink and inscribed 'Mrs Drury' in pencil, in autograph, and annotated in a later hand 'Mrs Drury (Audrey Fuller's mother)', 150 x 104mm (163 x 108mm with mount) (light soiling).
Dodgson's photograph diaries record visits by the Drury sisters to be photographed in September 1869 and July 1870. Two photographs of Ella Drury and one of Emmie Drury are in the Warren Weaver Collection at the Humanities Research Centre, Austin, Texas. (2)
[And] Photograph of Mrs Drury, reclining in an armchair, n.d., albumen print, laid on card, numbered '2274' in purple ink and inscribed 'Mrs Drury' in pencil, in autograph, and annotated in a later hand 'Mrs Drury (Audrey Fuller's mother)', 150 x 104mm (163 x 108mm with mount) (light soiling).
Dodgson's photograph diaries record visits by the Drury sisters to be photographed in September 1869 and July 1870. Two photographs of Ella Drury and one of Emmie Drury are in the Warren Weaver Collection at the Humanities Research Centre, Austin, Texas. (2)
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Edward Wakeling, current editor of Charles Dodgson's diaries, has kindly informed us that the photograph of Ella Drury was taken at 'The Chestnuts', Guildford, early in September 1869, and that of Mrs Drury in Dodgson's Tom Quad rooftop studio on 16 June 1874.