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Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse (née Field; 14 April 1813 – 1885), was an Anglo-Irish amateur astronomer, architect, furniture designer, and pioneering photographer. Often known simply as Mary Rosse, she was one of the early practitioners of making photographs from waxed-paper negatives.
20 de jun. de 2023 · The Lady and the Leviathan. History of science. 7 minute read 20 June 2023. Virginia Mills celebrates Stereoscopy Day by telling the story of Lady Mary Rosse, the photographer behind some extraordinary images in the Royal Society’s archives. Wednesday 21 June is Stereoscopy Day!
Women in Science. Mary Rosse and Mary Ward's Story from Birr Castle. The women of Birr Castle have contributed to its science success on many levels with two key contributors found in Mary Rosse, the 3rd Countess of Rosse and Mary Ward the first cousin of the 3rd Earl of Rosse. Mary Rosse.
Parsonstown | The genius of the Parsons family | Mary Rosse. Mary Rosse (née Field) was a rich Bradford heiress who taught herself astronomy and engineering and became an influential pioneer of photography; most unusually for a woman of her class, she was a skilled blacksmith.
Mary Rosse (1813-1885) Mary Field, who was the daughter of a wealthy landowner, was born near Bradford in England. She married William, third Earl of Rosse, becoming the Countess of Rosse, and went to live at Birr Castle in Ireland. She became interested in photography and experimented with the recently introduced "wet collodian" process and ...
Scientifically inclined yet creative, independent yet involved with her family, Lady Mary Rosse proved that women can successfully do multiple things, while managing home and family. Granted, she was a woman of means — but she used it for scientific and creative pursuits and gave back to her community.
- The exhibition surveys the contribution of early photographic pioneers such as Augusta Dillon, Mary Rosse, and the Tensions. - Photography’s role as an eyewitness to history is explored through the work of Robert French, William Lawrence, A.R. Hogg and others.
