Portrait of David Thomas Ansted (1814-1880) Size:XS: 40 x 30cm South Africa

South Africa

Plate 11 from the paper 'On a new principle of constructing ships in the mercantile navy'

This was the largest British motor car at the time

Mathilde Holding Baby

The king and queen are shown in the foreground with spectators filling the aisle and main body of the abbey

Portrait of David Thomas Ansted (1814-1880) Size:XS: 40 x 30cm South AfricaFull length studio portrait of D T Ansted posed resting his left forearm on a chair and holding a top hat in his right hand. Ansted wears gloves and spectacles. Behind is a single drape or curtain. Printed below the image: 'MAULL & POLYBLANK, LONDON'. The reverse has various inscriptions. David Thomas Ansted was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1844. Original: albumen print, carte de visite. Early 1860s