Infant surrounded by toys
Henry Daubray, London, England
carte-de-visite

A post-mortem portrait in carte-de-visite format of a infant surrounded by toys.

Photographed by H. Daubray of 70, Regent Street Quadrant [today the curve of Regent Street just north of Piccadilly Circus], London.

According to Michael Pritchard’s Directory of London Photographers: 1840-1906, Henry Daubray operated at this address between 1864 and 1868. The 1871 census shows him still operating as a photographer in London. Born in France in or about 1817, he was living at 90 Westbourne Grove with his wife Therese and their two young children, Henrietta and Henry. The children were born in France in 1862 and 1864, respectively.