Three quarter portrait of a seated young woman, resting her elbow on a table with a book in her lap. She has side buns and wears a dark dress with a white scarf or ribbon held in place under her collar by a brooch at her throat. The painted backdrop shows sky, and part of a landscape with a fence or balustrade and trees.

A three quarter length portrait of a seated man facing forward resting one arm on a table. He wears a dark jacket and waistcoat over lighter trousers and a bow tie with high collars.

Part of a family group of daguerreotypes and collodion positives acquired together and listed in Daguerreobase as numbers 001 to 016 in this collection. Thomas Olinthus Donaldson (born 10/10/1826) was in first son of Professor Thomas Leverton Donaldson and his wife Matilda. He served in the 2nd regiment of the East Indian Engineers. The engineers assisted in building the East Indian railway between circa 1845 and 1850. He married Maria Nethersole.

Part of a family group of daguerreotypes and collodion positives acquired together and listed in Daguerreobase as numbers 001 to 016 in this collection. Professor Thomas Leverton Donaldson (19th of October 1795 – 1st of August 1885) eldest son of James and Jane Donaldson of Williamshaw, Ayrshire lived at 21 Upper Bedford Place, W C London. He married Matilda Georgiana second daughter of Thomas Lingham of Shooter’s Hill, Kent on the 10th of January 1826. This first son, Thomas Olinthus Donaldson was born late on the 10th of October 1826. Professor Donaldson was Professor of Architecture at University College London. He was a founder member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He served on a committee to determine if the Elgin marbles were originally coloured. Professor Donaldson is buried in Brompton cemetery, Fulham, London grave number 43.

Supposedly Thomas Donaldson but it looks more like a brother. Part of a family group of daguerreotypes and collodion positives acquired together and listed in Daguerreobase as numbers 001 to 016 in this collection.