National Portrait Gallery Acquires Only Known Ada Lovelace Photographs Through Bonhams
Thursday, June 4, 2026 · 1 min read
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired the only known photographs of mathematician Ada Lovelace from Bonhams through a private treaty sale. The acquisition includes three rare daguerreotypes, two taken by Antoine Claudet around 1843 and a third reproducing an 1852 portrait by Henry Wyndham Phillips. Tim Lindholm and Lucy Gaylord Lindholm supported the purchase through the American Friends of the National Portrait Gallery.
- Artists: Antoine Claudet, Henry Wyndham Phillips
- People: Ada Lovelace, Louise Williamson, Matthew Haley, Tim Lindholm, Lucy Gaylord Lindholm
- Auction Houses: Bonhams
- Museums: National Portrait Gallery
- Locations: London
Originally via Bonhams · Curated by The Cultural Signal
Photo by Merve Sehirli Nasir on Unsplash
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