/ Portrait - NPG x21499; Sarah Nelson
9 of 11 portraits by McLean, Melhuish & Haes
by McLean, Melhuish & Haes
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861-1863
3 1/2 in. x 2 3/8 in. (88 mm x 60 mm) image size
acquired Clive Holland, 1959
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Sarah Nelson (active 1860-1862), Actress and singer. Sitter in 1 portrait.
McLean, Melhuish & Haes (active 1861-1863), Publishers and photographers. Artist associated with 11 portraits.
Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographers' studio, 26 Haymarket, London)
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Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published by her husband Sidney, who successfully maintained the Beeton brand after his wife's early death seven years later. The highly popular book, containing recipes and advice for housekeeping, appealed to the Victorian belief that a woman's role was managing the home.
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