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Fanny Davenport, c. 1870
Napoleon Sarony, New York, New York
Fanny Davenport, c. 1870
Albumen silver print
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Born in London to a theatrical family, Fanny Davenport had established her stage reputation as the character Lady Gay Spanker in the farce London Assurance shortly before this photograph was taken. Here, Napoleon Sarony shows her in character, posed before a carefully painted-in hearth fire.