Oscar Gustaf Rejlander; Mary Rejlander (née Bull)

Oscar Gustaf Rejlander (1813-1875)

1860-66

Albumen print

8 5/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. (219 mm x 158 mm) overall

© National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG P2011(5))

Purchased with help from the Art Fund, Jane and Michael Wilson and Stephen Barry, 2015

Courtesy of the gallery [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]

Mary (born 1837 or 1838) had served as a model for Rejlander long before their marriage in autumn 1862. Despite the age gap, the marriage was a happy one: see also the much jollier Happy Days. — Jacqueline Banerjee