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Downey Luminaries III

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David Barber
Jul 29, 2024
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Working for the photographic company W. & D. Downey helped a number of their employees reach the top of the profession.

This blogpost mini-series about Downey luminaries has so far profiled H. S Mendelssohn (1847-1908) and John Edwards (1813-1898).

Examples of their work feature in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London amongst others, an…

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